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Michelle Obama's Girls' Education Effort Gets Pakistani Boost

Michelle Obama's effort to help educate millions of girls in developing countries is getting support from Pakistan. The first lady's office says the Pakistani government has agreed to double spending for education, from 2 percent to 4 percent of GDP by 2018. Pakistan will also enroll more girls in school and provide more female teachers in the Muslim country. The announcement comes as President Barack Obama meets Thursday with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The...


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