DARE was an extension and modification of a previous program known as Project Smart (Self-Management and Resistance Training) that was created at the University of Southern California to teach seventh graders how to resist drug use(Lundman 2001). ... Gary Peterson of Colorado, the founder of the fledgling national group Parents Against DARE, says, "Our schools are giving away more and more time to social-engineering programs that have not been sufficiently researched." ... Bruce Gay, an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Houston-Downtown. ...

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Stories such as this are repeated over and over in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States: In January 1961, James Meredith, an African-American, applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. ... Supreme Court ruled that he had the right to attend the University of Mississippi. ... Meredith from registering at the University even after the Supreme Court ruled. ... When it was over, two people were dead, twenty-eight marshals had been shot, one hundred sixty people were injured, and James Meredith became the first black student to attend the University of Mi...

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"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."" -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Throughout the thousands of political speeches given during our country's history, there might not be a better anthem for political participation on an individual level. After letting JFK's...

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Abstract The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of student led conferences on minority student achievement. The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. It is important for parents, as well as school districts, to understand the role of parents and the districts in the success of students. The foundation of the study is based on the theoretical frameworks of parental involvement and minority student achievement from Ogbu and Cross. The key research questions will focus on what pa...

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In 1998 a case in Colorado involving a ten-year-old student named Shanon Borchardt Coslett stirred debate and has since been frequently cited as an example of the improper implementation of zero-tolerance policies. ...

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