News Roundtable | Obesity And Prejudice | Teen Pregnancy Prevention

• Jason Conger, Anna Griffin and Dirk Vanderhart join us to talk about some of the biggest stories of the week. And OPB education reporter Rob Manning joins us briefly to fill us in on the new pick for superintendent of Portland Public Schools.

• A new study out of the University of Washington found something interesting: that heavy Asian-Americans are more likely to be perceived as "American" than their thinner counterparts. We learn more from the study's co-author, UW Associate Professor of Psychology Sapna Cheryan.

• The federal government has cut a five-year program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. Jenny Withycombe was in charge of implementing the program for Portland Public Schools.

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