BusinessWeek:

From kindergarten to graduate school, boys are fast becoming the second sex. "Girls are on a tear through the educational system," says Thomas G. Mortenson, a senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education in Washington. "In the past 30 years, nearly every inch of educational progress has gone to them."

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The New York Times by Bill Pennington:

How would you feel if you were adopted and, after thirty-four years, you were reunited with your birth parents? If that weren't enough, what if you found out that your birth father was a prominent person?

That was the scenario that played out for John Mathieson who was recently reunited with his birth parents, New York Giants Coach Jim Fassel and his wife, Kitty.

Even if you're not a sports fan, you'll love this article.

-Tim
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