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Historic,
'Lifelong Teacher' Dies at 87
Daily
Press, North Carolina
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until her final days, Mary L. Passage was working
to help children. Mrs. Passage, the first woman
principal of a major Virginia high school who
later helped start Newport News' first alternative
school, died Saturday at age 87. Mary L. Passage
Middle School was named in her honor. "Education
has suffered a great loss. She was a real educator."
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Berkeley
Scholars-to-Cal Program Teams Current Students
with Area Youngsters
UC
Berkeley News Center
"It's
common knowledge that mentoring helps students
with their studies. But what if a fifth grader
was guaranteed a mentor for eight years straight,
and for four to six hours every week? And what
if that student and his or her family received
other services to help keep them on track?"
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Mentoring
Program Helps Turn At-Risk Youths into Leaders
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
"[Heather]
Brown said it's not just about packing their minds
with knowledge and the confidence that they can
go to college and--like their mentors--become
anything they want...[T]his is part of a growing
labor of love throughout the Richmond area. Churches,
businesses and individuals are reaching out to
at-risk children, mentoring and tutoring them...It's
not complicated. As Brown says, 'Nurture the child.
Heal the family. Rebuild the community.'"
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Local
Men Help Shape Lives by Serving as Father Figures
Lodi
News Sentinal
"Father's
Day occurs once a year, but the positive influence
of a father has lifelong effects. Perhaps even
more invaluable is the male role model who shepherds
young people other than his own children."
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