Since the 1960s little has been at stake besides school pride.

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The common thread besides business school is their interest in corporate responsibility and change management.

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Besides running school systems, I've been a principal, a teacher, a father who put all four of his kids through public schools, and I even went to some of them myself back in the day.

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Besides teaching better driving techniques, the school provides a vivid experience of how important snow tires are, an experience almost impossible to have anywhere else.

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Besides, I had me a dream, and school only stood in my way.

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Besides corporate partnerships, Laureus also funds after-school initiatives via individual donors and proceeds from for-profit endeavors, particularly its annual Laureus World Sports Awards.

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Besides, much of the value of a college or high school education is in the social dynamic, the various teamwork opportunities and leadership skills gained through human interaction.

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It was a Friday afternoon and besides the janitors and the teachers staying late to avoid their spouses, I was the last person at school.

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