Thursday

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011304349.html">Anxious Hours for U.S. Couples Set to Adopt Haitian Children</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br><a href="http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2010/thoughts_on_todays_release_of_the_head_start_impact_study-26270">Head Start Impact Study Suggests Gains Do Not Last Through First Grade</a>, <i>Early Ed Watch/New America Foundation</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/14obese.html?hpw">Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011302643.html">College Aid Going to Wealthier Students</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1672009220/Poverty-abuse-stats-larger-than-state-report-shows">Poverty, Abuse Stats Larger Than State Report Shows</a>, <i>The Holland Sentinel (Mich.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.edweek14jan14,0,6809007.story">Education Week Ranks Md. No. 1</a>, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br>