Today's Headlines: Op-Ed

OP-ED COLUMNIST Building Children's Brains By NICHOLAS KRISTOF To get more kids to college, invest in infants. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR A Big Merger May Flatten America's Beer Market By BOB PEASE Anheuser-Busch InBev's takeover of SABMiller could mean disaster for small brewers if antitrust officials don't take action. ROOM FOR DEBATE Should Students Lead Parent-Teacher Conferences? These formal meetings are increasingly being led by the student. Is that an improvement? For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »