West Haven Considers Dropping D.A.R.E. Program

West Haven considers dropping D.A.R.E. program – The school district and Police Department are planning to scrap DARE classes in favor of a program customized for city students.

The Cultural Legacy Of Nelson Mandela

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And it's fitting that Mandela discussed the subject so frequently, given his own embrace of culture and sports as a protest tool, a means of expressing his humanity while imprisoned, as a way of continuing his education when formal learning programs …
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Rotary Shoot-out to have full slate of area schools

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This year's focus is to fund scholarships to provide needed educational assistance for college bound students for five local high schools while other proceeds will benefit service projects such as literacy, health and hunger and clean water. The St …
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A NATIONWIDE campaign to combat violence and drug addiction in schools is …

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Bahrain was the first Arab country to adopt the US-based Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) International programme, which is already in use in 55 countries. It involves training community police officers to go into schools and teach students to …
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