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WILLIAM CROWLEY Teresa's leadership skills, merchandising knowledge and store operations experience are vital assets... WILLIAM CROWLEY The graduation success rate is an important indicator of the direction and your commitment to the ac... GREIG DENNY MALCOLM GLADWELL Competitive debate builds confidence, improves academic achievement, and develops leadership skills.... HARVIN MOORE We are deeply disappointed that the administration has chosen, once again, to eliminate federal fund... DON KNEZEK It's put a lot of the average gymnasts who don't have huge skills in the same group with the guys th... BRETT MCCLURE The academic bowl coaches do a great job preparing these kids. [The students] never disappoint me. I... JACK HINES Shana is a decisive leader who will bring key policy and political skills to the front office of NAS... GEORGE WHITESIDES DALAI LAMA XIV The point of college is more to acquire skills than to acquire domain knowledge. One of the skills t... DAN PINK Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of... PETER BLAIR HENRY All the skills of the cowboy that you used to see in the wild west shows on Vaudeville and on TV. MARK ALLEN You have really good communication skills. Not only are you willing to make that face-to-face contac... JENNIFER WRIGHT ADAM GRANT Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American stu... THAD COCHRAN Ideas, inspiration, talents and skills are power. The more we have, the bigger our responsibility is... JOHN B. BEJO BERNARD KELVIN CLIVE It's the effort you put forward and how creative you are. I've had several students with a 3.3 and a... JEFF BUCKMAN It is an academic way to get kids involved. Students are problem solving and learning without even k... ANNE DOBROWSKI Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American stu... THAD COCHRAN He has ignored the public school system, which serves 40,000 students, while concentrating on the re... DAN SIEGEL Our per capita income is declining, families are in crisis, and more children are entering school wi... KATHY OSBORNE We have strong academic support services to help dislocated students catch up with our fall semester... JUNE APRILLE JILL LEPORE There is a dearth of thinking skills - people are taught what to think, not how. AL SECKEL The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement te... JAMES HECKMAN One of the key elements of human behavior is, humans have a greater fear of loss than enjoyment of s... LAURENCE D. FINK The Super Teen award is given to students who exemplify academic achievement and a commitment to com... DAVID MAMMANO Whether you were a greeter at Wal-Mart or a sales manager or bookkeeper in another industry, these a... 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