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Another student lost

The NY Times Sunday magazine's closing essay this week is a sad one rooted in Arkansas. Read about a Teach for America volunteer's struggle to help a hard-case kid in Phillips County. Moral: You can reach just about any child. But it doesn't mean you can save them.

Posted by Max Brantley on September 27, 2009 07:34 AM |

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