South Beach has experienced a tremendous change over the past ten years. ... Many businesses are located in South Beach. ... The public school system of Miami-Dade County is the 4th largest in the U.S., and offers a wide variety of programs to meet the needs of the diverse student body. Miami Beach also offers vocational and Adult Education with enrollment over 7,500 students at the Feinberg/Fisher Adult Center and over 5,000 students at the program offered at Miami Beach Senior High. ... In Miami, 54,601 are high school graduates and 23,212 are college graduates. ...

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LeBron James was famous for his basketball skills before his senior year of high school started. It was so apparent that he was going to be the "next big thing " that he headed directly to the NBA after graduating from high school. ... Peyton Manning was also extremely talented in high school but went to the University of Tennessee to play football for the Volunteers. ... In his first game, LeBron James scored 25 points, the most a prep-to-pro player, someone who went from high school straight to the professional level, had scored in their NBA debut (NBA.com). ... After seven seasons with the...

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Current Trends in Youth Drug and Alcohol use: Since 1975 the Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) has annually studied the extent of drug abuse among high school 12th graders. ... This issue needs to be tackled from north to south, which begins with our chief executive. ... Bush came to office, Presidents Clinton, Bush senior, and Regan all dumped large sums of money into the 12 departments and several agencies geared towards preventing drug trafficking, use, and prevention. ... Governor Bush also created Operation Riverwalk, a two-year operation that includes 26 federal, state, and local age...

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Educators have moved with surprising speed to join the high-tech revolution. ... They equipped the schools and students" homes with computers. ... Rick Merullo, the school to work coordinator for the special education program at Ipswitch High School in Massachusetts, says that technology plays a special role in his program. As part of the standard curriculum, students receive technology training from elementary level through high school, where they often have an opportunity to apply their technology skills to internships. ... With the help of their advisor, the culmination of their senior ...

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The opponents of the Bill state that it will prevent Mexican children to fully learn the language, therefore preparing the student to meet greater challenges in school and eventually drop out of school. With a lesser level of education, therefore, the children will not be able to quality for the better, high-paying jobs, that are available to the white population. ... "If you say you are against bilingual education, you"re looked at as a racist," said Fontana High School teacher Melody Arganda. ... Without an adequate education, a person will more likely fall under a poor social class, not bei...

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More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. ... Despite these increased arrests and seizures, marijuana and cocaine still poured into south Florida. ... Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety...

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More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. ... Despite these increased arrests and seizures, marijuana and cocaine still poured into south Florida. ... Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted sa...

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When one uses it for pleasure, they are looking for a high that last for four or five hours. ... People do get a high and do feel good but overall marijuana is bad for you. ... Heroin also gives a high when used. ... Difficulties in stopping usage is the second characteristic which may lead to one or more of the following results: dropping out of school, trouble with the law, jail, losing a job, and family problems. ... A user who uses high doses often may suffer permanent psychosis. ...

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More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami"s demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. ... Despite these increased arrests and seizures, marijuana and cocaine still poured into south Florida. ... Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for ...

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