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Daily Video February 21 2013

Are the Brains of Rampage Shooters Different?
This story is from 2013. Research proposal: What have scientists and medical professionals learned …
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Daily Video February 20 2013

Can Violent Video Games Cause Violent Behavior?
After the shootings in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 children and seven adults, the nation sought …
From left, Isiah Cooper of Montbello, Dominic Lopez of Colorado School for Deaf & Blind and Cade Kloster of Longmont are in the High School boys all-star basketball game at Pepsi Center on Saturday. April 9, 2011. Hyoung Chang/ The Denver Post
Post February 18 2013

Law Enables Students With Disabilities to Play Sports
The Department of Education has issued new guidelines explaining what school districts need to do t…
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Student Voices February 15 2013

Domestic Violence is Also a Teen Problem
Violence in the home can often go unseen and unreported, but it can have a profound effect on those…
Government Assistance Programs Aid Underprivileged Communities In New York State
Daily Video February 14 2013

Chicago Early Education Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap
Children who grow up in middle class and educated households tend to absorb more vocabulary than th…
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Daily Video February 12 2013

Can Teachers Prevent Dropouts?
In Chicago, 23 of the school district's high schools have taken an unconventional approach to incre…
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Student Voices January 15 2013

How Do We Stop Another School Shooting?
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn. people around the …
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Student Voices January 09 2013

How Social Media Creates a Modern-Day "Scarlet Letter"
Social media networks can be a great place for friends and classmates to post photos, share links a…
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Student Voices August 10 2012

Finding Purpose in Community Service
The Young World Foundation in Kansas City seeks to improve the lives of young people by invo…
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Student Voices November 23 2011

"I will never forget the things I heard that day"
  Gloria, age 14 A deadly tornado tore through the city of Joplin on May 22, 2011, tak…
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