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Benno Schmidt wants to electrify schools

By Bonnie Hartley, 85, Jennifer Jourdan, , Whitney Ford, , ,

There is a new educational development on the horizon that could drastically change the American school system as we know it. Called The Edison Project, it is a venture aimed at offering an alternative to the current school system setup. As part of The Edison Project's plan, a nationwide chain of schools would compete with locally controlled schools for students. Individual "electronic learni

Young circus performers enjoy sharing feats of derring-do with their families

By Chris Shannon, 4, Meganne Hoffman, , Bonnie Hartley, 84, Erica Bellamy, 11, Whitney Ford, , Ted Mosey,

Teens talk about what life is like in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Fifteen-year-old Gery Kehaiova can do something few other teen-agers can: She can twirl 45 hoops around her neck, waist, arms and legs, all at the same time. She does this almost every day, sometimes three times a day, as a performer in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This year's edition of the circ