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Thanks to No Child Left Behind, Military Recruiters Swoop into Schoolsnew

NCLB forces high schools that receive federal funding to provide upperclassmen's contact information to the Armed Forces -- unless a parent specifically has opted out. The law also requires that military recruiters be given the same access to public schools afforded to college recruiters and potential employers. In response, some school districts limited the access of all recruiters to high schools, but others rolled out the camouflage carpet.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  J. Adrian Stanley  |  09-23-2008  |  War

The Shawnee Mission East Class of '08 Loves its Gay Homecoming Kingnew

Matthew Pope is an openly gay co-captain of the cheerleading squad at a school that's often stereotyped as conservative and snobby.
The Pitch  |  Jen Chen  |  05-13-2008  |  LGBT

Providence High School Works to Reform Itselfnew

In 1999, when Debra DeCarlo became principal of a Providence, R.I., high school, she faced with budget cuts, confused curriculum standards, a high dropout rate, truancy and disciplinary problems. She's made a difference, not so much in test scores, but in how students feel about learning.
Providence Phoenix  |  Marion Davis  |  08-07-2004  |  Education

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