How does an Advanced Placement program begin in a rural high school? In Clear Fork, West Virginia, it took an ambitious student, observant classmates, and a supportive, energetic teacher.
Barack Obama lost all of Southwest Virginia in February's primary. He spoke yesterday at Virginia High School, Bristol, before a crowd of local residents and out of towners, all cheering his pledge for universal health care, some wondering how he'll make it happen.
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How does an Advanced Placement program begin in a rural high school? In Clear Fork, West Virginia, it took an ambitious student, observant classmates, and a supportive, energetic teacher.
When an art project in rural Tennessee combines the visions of youth -- local teenagers and the children of migrant workers -- everybody's the wiser. 
Why are rural high school grads less likely to go on to college? Maybe, it's that most rural schools don't challenge students with college-level work.
Barack Obama lost all of Southwest Virginia in February's primary. He spoke yesterday at Virginia High School, Bristol, before a crowd of local residents and out of towners, all cheering his pledge for universal health care, some wondering how he'll make it happen. 
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