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AJC.com > Blogs > Get Schooled > Archives > 2006 > November > 09

Thursday, November 9, 2006

A Textbook and a Hammer

By Patti Ghezzi | Thursday, November 9, 2006, 02:09 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Check out this short story about a Clayton County program where teenagers learn the construction trade.

What do y’all think?

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