A school loss to cheer
How's this for arithmetic? Twenty-two teachers and staff members, five months, more than 300 pounds. The numbers come from Whitko Middle School in Larwill, Ind., where, writes USA Today, the employees inspired one another to lose weight.
Like many workplaces, there's often free food available at schools, one of the teachers says. USA Today has impressive before-and-after photos of four of the participants.
In education news closer to home, John Muir High School in Pasadena wants to turn itself around, The Times' Seema Mehta writes. One big step: All teachers and staff have to reapply for their jobs. Read the whole story. At left, a meeting to discuss the state of Muir.
-- Mary MacVean
Photo: Stefano Palter / For the Los Angeles Times
