Research has linked participation in sports to positive effects like better self-image, fewer teen pregnancies and higher grades.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

But sixty-six percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math,science,English and social studies.

VOA: special.2010.12.02

Kobe received good grades as a student and received many financial offers from major universities.

VOA: special.2009.11.20