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STUDENT EXCHANGE
School Success in Strange Places
David S. Broder, Columnist, (Washington Post on Sunday April 14, 2002 Page B07) reported significant education reforms in the Chugach School district in the Alaskan wilderness:
“. . . in seven years, this school district, facing challenges of almost unimaginable scope and complexity, has transformed itself into a national model of education reform whose methods are being copied not only across Alaska but now in the Seattle public schools as well.
“. . . the Chugach curriculum goes beyond the basics to include technology (a laptop is provided every student), science and social studies. Special emphasis is placed on service learning (involving students in community projects), personal health (to offset alcoholism, which is widespread in the villages), cultural awareness (to broaden horizons) and career development (to ease transition to work).
For the entire article, go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/columns/broderdavid/A41565-2002Apr12.html.