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A first-of-its kind program in the area is giving high school students a chance to explore careers in the health care industry. In this Assignment: Education report, we'll take a look at the La Crosse School District's Health Science Academy and how it's turning the hospital room into a classroom.

Abusive relationships, lack of support, teen parents or just not the right time. There are many reasons why some adults didn't go to college right after high school. But a program at UW-La Crosse is offering hope to non-traditional students in an effort to help them reach their highest level of success, and in some cases break the cycle of poverty. That is this edition of Assignment: Education.

Catching students before they fall through the cracks. That's the goal of a new program at Onalaska High School. In this Assignment: Education report, we'll tell you how Onalaska upperclassmen are cutting into their lunch hour to serve up support for their freshmen peers.

A local partnership is teaching a community of high school students who may not typically focus on a healthy life-style what it takes to achieve one. In this Assignment: Education report, we'll take a look at how the YMCA is working with La Crosse schools to promote a healthier community.

Students are singing the praises of a new program in the Viroqua School District. In this Assignment: Education report, we'll take a look at the new School of the Arts program at Viroqua Middle School.

According to the Pearson Foundation, children who are not read to before the age of five are less likely to succeed as adults and are more likely to have drug and alcohol problems. In this Assignment: Education report, we'll tell you how the Onalaska School District is helping to bring awareness to the need for every child in America to enter school prepared to succeed.

Peace begins with education. That's the message "Three Cups of Tea" author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greg Mortenson wants people to understand. As we first told you last week, Greg Mortenson gave a presentation at Viterbo University. His mother, Jerene, also made a few stops in the La Crosse area. Find out how Jerene and a few local agencies are helping to share Greg's message with our schools.

Author of the New York Time's best-selling book, Three Cups of Tea, spoke in La Crosse on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Several local classrooms were able to get tickets to Greg Mortenson's sold-out event. In this edition of Assignment Education, we're taking a look at how these students prepared for this rare opportunity.

The school year is ending, but that doesn't mean the learning has too. In this Assignment Education report, we'll tell you why it's important to keep your child actively reading this summer.

Many of you are probably familiar with the organization Big Brothers Big Sisters. But what you may not know is that several area school districts are in partnership with the organization. In this Assignment Education report, we'll show you how high school students are becoming mentors.  

Beginning next fall, La Crosse's Central High School will become only the eleventh school in Wisconsin to offer an all girls and an all boys class.  In the second part of our Assignment Education special report, we'll take a look at why Central is giving this program a try.

Assignment Education: Single-Gender Classrooms - Part 1

In tonight's Assignment Education find out what a West Salem school is doing to get more boys hooked on reading.

A new after-school program in La Crosse is not only teaching kids proper nutrition.. but also how to work together and give back to others.

A PROGRAM THAT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT CAREERS IN ENGINEERING IN THE LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT... RECEIVES A HIGH HONOR.

There is a new educational option in the La Crosse School District. Beginning next fall... dozens of sixth graders in La Crosse will have the option of being immersed into an education focused on international themes and new technology.

New Report Shows Impact of Healthcare on La Crosse Economy

WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUING TO INCREASE ACROSS THE COUNTRY... MANY PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FINDING A JOB. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NO DIFFERENT. HOWEVER... SOME STUDENTS AT BOTH SPARTA AND WEST SALEM HIGH SCHOOLS COULD START WORKING IN A HIGH DEMAND FIELD FOR MUCH MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION

THERE IS ONLY ONE SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN THAT HAS IT... AND G-E-T MIDDLE SCHOOL WANTS IT. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR NEWSCHANNEL 8 AT 6. I M MIKE THOMPSON. IT S CALLED THE ONE-TO-ONE LAPTOP PROGRAM. IT WOULD ALLOW EVERY STUDENT AT G-E-T MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HAVE THEIR OWN SCHOOL- ISSUED LAPTOP 24 HOURS A DAY... 7 DAYS A WEEK... THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

When it comes to education academics are obviously one of the main focuses. However, don't under estimate the power of friends on a child's education. In this Assignment Education report, we'll tell you how friendship plays a big role in school.