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11/16/2008 - Alaska's dropout rate double US average Failure can start early. Some educators say they can see which kids aren't going to make it on the first day of kindergarten. Some children show up knowing how to read, while others come not even knowing what the colors are. To read more >>

11/12/2008 - How important is it to get a high school diploma? JEFFERSON CITY -- As the economy continues its downturn and laid-off workers continue their search for jobs, the relationship between an individual's education level and the employment opportunities available to them has come into focus once again. As part of our continued look into the mid-Missouri job market, KRCG's Mallory McGowin investigates the importance of getting a high school diploma. To read more >>

11/12/2008 - 87-Year-Old Veteran Gets High School Diploma In Altoona A local veteran who gave up his final high school years to serve his country was honored with his degree Wednesday. Victor Raia was a student at Altoona Catholic High School, now Bishop Guilfoyle, in the late 1930s. He left to serve in the Navy during World War II before he graduated. To read more >>

11/12/2008 - Online High School Offers Challenging Alternative For Students YAKIMA, Wash-- Jordan Davis is a 16-year-old who loves to show dogs. She competes around Washington and even out of the state as a junior handler. "If I was gonna travel and be in public school I'd have to drop out," said Jordan Davis, a high school junior. Jordan now goes to high school via an online school called Insight School of Washington. It's an online accredited public high school. Students are given a laptop to do their school work. They must meet state standards including passing WASL and a senior project. To read more >>

10/27/2008 - Embracing online learning's promise Hours before the sun rose and you opened your newspaper this morning, a Mesa high school senior reported for calculus class and turned in an assignment to her teacher. A 12-year-old competitive ice skater headed for the rink in Tempe with her entire school tucked into her gym bag. A third grader from Gilbert battling cancer slept peacefully having finished all November's curriculum in preparation for his next bout of chemotherapy. To read more >>

5/16/2008 - American Continental Academy launches it's new, improved website.

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