Life Skills - Ascension school focuses on freshmen

Ascension school focuses on freshmen
Baton Rouge Advocate - GONZALES Officials at East Ascension High School are trying to combat transition problems of students going from middle school to high school with a Freshman Academy that started in August. Although there s no physical building for the academy

High Tech: Hands-on classes teach students real-
Daily Chronicle - SYCAMORE - Sycamore High School teacher Michael Fleetwood uses blowtorches, jigsaws and drafting tables to give his students real-

STEVENS: Idol worship doesn t serve gay movement
Southern Voice - The black church sold out its social gospel message of justice for faith-based initiative dollars, and Al Sharpton can t save it. Why is anyone upset by what American Idol judges say? We ought to congratulate them for saying it in complete

Corrections Pushes for New Administrator
NHPR - The Department of Corrections and advocates want to improve the programming and services for women inmates. A Senate Committee is considering a proposal to hire a senior level administrator to oversee that population. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan

Guard combats losing new recruits
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - In 2005, the Pennsylvania Army National Guard lost 40 percent of new recruits before they even reached boot camp. The year before about a third of enlistees washed out before basic training. The National Guard is trying to avoid such losses with the