Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Chiban Amde [ArticleImageHyperLink] School Disctricts Should Offer Financial Rewards to Students Who Improve Their Scores on State Graduation Exams: CON What is the true purpose of education? Is it to expand the mind, develop skills, proliferate creative thinking and become a productive member of society? Or is it to score well on standardized tests a full story	Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By Niny Abbadi [ArticleImageHyperLink] Spring Break is Coming: The Real Deal on this Much Anticipated Vacation As you lay in the warm, delightful sun, you feel the calming breeze brush against your skin. The waves thump against the crystal blue water, while the birds continue to chant in the deep blue sky. full story
Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Emily Outtarac [ArticleImageHyperLink] Good Grades, good. Money for Good Grades, bad. : CON Think about what would happen if students were getting paid for passing tests, going to after school programs and even staying in school. You may find it completely impossible but in Baltimore County full story	Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By Lorena Davila [ArticleImageHyperLink] Dream A Little Dream: The Lowdown on Dreams and What They're About When we sleep at night, we experience a series of images our mind puts together in regard to our vicissitudes of memories. This is what I believe to be is a dream. These memories vary from anything th full story
Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Ariam Tesfai [ArticleImageHyperLink] Money For Scores: CON When thinking of an exam, the only push to study is the result of a good grade. The students of Baltimore County, on the other, hand have the picture of dollar signs, for if they pass, cash will be re full story	Tuesday, April 01, 2008 By Eunice Cho [ArticleImageHyperLink] Think Outside The Box: How the Media Perpetuates Stereotypes Just about 40 years ago, all discriminated races in the United States gained freedom through the Civil Rights Movement, a long, hard battle that resulted in global change in the United States. full story
Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Christina Sayre [ArticleImageHyperLink] Success in Cash: CON Money, clothes, and iPods are always an effortless way to bribe someone to achieve success, and in schools today, administrators are trying to find ways to do just that. In one way, Baltimore County h full story	Friday, April 04, 2008 By Victoria Stewart [ArticleImageHyperLink] How Early is Too Early?: Why starting school later would benefit students *BEEP*, *BEEP*, *BEEP*! I force my eyes open and groggily reach for the snooze button on my alarm clock. “It can’t be time already,” I think to myself. It’s 5:30 am and I stumble out of bed to get re full story
Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Eunice Cho [ArticleImageHyperLink] Bribes of Encouragement: CON As a last resort, the educators of Baltimore County are paying students who failed at least one Maryland High School Assessment to improve their test scores by at least 5 %. Low passing rates have the full story	Friday, April 04, 2008 By Nighisti Dawit [ArticleImageHyperLink] High school Hallways or Tunnels of Madness : Teen Maturity It’s Monday during lunch; you had a pop quiz in math that you know you failed, but all you care about is finally getting a break. “Zip” goes by an unidentified freshman running past, which causes you full story

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