Education

Physical fitness linked to higher reading and math scores. But kids can't play tag on the playground.

Student loan defaults at record pace.

"Student loan defaults have risen for the fifth straight year, as students from traditional non-profit universities have an increasingly difficult time paying off their college debt.

Numbers released by the Department of Education Friday show that of the 4.1 million borrowers who began making payments in late 2009 and early 2010, 9.1% defaulted within two years, up from 8.8% the year before."

This is what government control of our education system has wrought.