DARE's rapid growth has meant that individuals and organizations have developed strong vested interests in its continued existence. Consider some of the individual and organizational stakeholders with important ties to DARE. ... For stakeholders organizations such as local school boards and sponsoring corporations, DARE is tangible proof that each is doing something about drugs. DARE specifically allows stakeholders organizations to demonstrate their commitment to law enforcement, children, and the War on Drugs. ... Because all organizations seek positive reputations and publicity and...

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Few new political and social groups were born during the presentation of Proposition 227. Last September an organization was formed to fight the "English for Children" initiative. ... Such organization was called the "Citizens for an Educated America: No on Unz." The organization based its main arguments on the fact that they believed that the proposition was not going to fit all the schools systems in the State. ... "Education is a right, not a privilege" argues the organization. ...

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Organizations such as PFLAG have successfully helped parents answer some of these questions. The organization's mission is to promote the health and well being of GLB persons, support their family and friends through to cope with an adverse society, educate to enlighten an ill-formed public, advocate to end discrimination, and to secure equal civil rights. With organizations such as these families can learn and educate themselves about this issue. Counselors can help family members deal with these issues faced by directly intervening and collaborating with others to help these adolesce...

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This connection, if successfully positive, can develop resiliency, community links, social capital and an economic future for young people. ... Successful career programs also sketch out the trajectories of young people who in the process achieve a status as social, political and economic agents. ... The fostering of what Cohen (1985) refers to as 'communities of meaning' (pp. 70) that awaken a young person's desire to formulate life-long goals and a realistic vision for the future is only possible in the presence of teachers, school leaders and community agencies who can boast...

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INTRODUCTION: To the Filipino, knowledge is acquired through education. Although they generally agree that education can be obtained inside and outside school, they believe that the primary sources of knowledge are the schools. Thus, the higher a person goes up the formal educational ladder, the...

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Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundati...

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The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and for...

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Abstract A review of literature on pregnant women smoking efforts found that few programs heed epidemiological patterns of smoking and is not empirically designed. Pregnancy among youth perpetrators and receivers is increasing in the United States at an alarming rate. Findings suggest that there is promise for more effective comprehensive approaches to reduce youth pregnancy. Pregnant Women Smoking Programs Smoking during pregnancy has been associated with certain childhood cancers, it doubles the likelihood of bearing an infant with intrauterine growth retardation; and it increases the...

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- Private School: a school supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by municipal fees and taxes... Many new charter schools have positive impacts economically and socially on urban communities (Gross, 1999). ...

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The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. ... The societal benefits of minority student achievement are a positive on the workforce; and improve social- economic consequences for communities. ... "Research links family involvement in middle and high school to students' positive academic and social outcomes" (Bouffard and Steffen, p2, 2007). ... Bouffard and Stephens (2007) reported that research connects the involvement of family in middle school result in not only positiv...

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Imagine a world in which college tuition was nonexistent, and the only prerequisite to entering college was getting good grades. With this stipulation, people who wish to attain a higher education will have a better chance to do so. They can solely base the college that they wish to attend by consi...

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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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