Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:20:33 GMT

In a school system where sometimes only a handful of parents attend PTA meetings, teachers and principals at Baltimore schools say they need more help from parents to stem school violence and keep kids from dropping out.

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:05:45 GMT

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