Food Day Brings Attention To Food Security Around The Globe (Medical News Today)Food Security: - From Local to Global, will be the focus of the Society for Nutrition Education's 2009 annual conference, but this single event is just one small step in fighting world hunger. Food security remains a top priority around the world and requires immediate attention in order to combat the issues of poverty, poor nutrition, hunger and deficiencies.

Time works against candidates on Social Security, Medicare fixes (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare long have been considered the nation's fiscal time bombs, and the ticking is getting louder. But presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have no comprehensive plans to overhaul the systems, and are campaigning almost as if they don't notice them.

World Food Day brings attention to food security around the globe (EurekAlert!)( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Food Security: From Local to Global, will be the focus of the Society for Nutrition Education's 2009 annual conference, but this single event is just one small step in fighting world hunger. SNE encourages its members and the public to get involved and make a difference in their own communities. World Food Day is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, ...

PHOTO CALL: Broadway League Presents Vision for Arts in Education Award (Playbill)Shubert Organization Chairman Gerald Schoenfeld and New York City Department of Education chancellor Joel Klein were recently presented with the first Schoenfeld Vision for Arts in Education Award.

Local News : Voters give approval of security upgrades - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)MAT-SU — Voters approved a $19 million ballot initiative Tuesday that will upgrade the Mat-Su Borough School District’s safety and security infrastructure.

LNP unveils $262 million education plan (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)Teacher numbers will be boosted and parents will have a say on school discipline under the Liberal National Party's (LNP) new $262 million education plan.

NT quiet on education head's departure (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)The Northern Territory Government is remaining tight-lipped about why the head of the Education Department walked out yesterday.