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But
they love Britney Spears
There have been a lot of stories
recently about the sorry state of American high schools, illustrated by falling
test scores and other alarming evidence. But nothing I have seen has dismayed me
as much as this revelation of the high school student's ignorance of the First
Amendment. Asked if they agreed that newspapers should be allowed to publish
stories freely without government approval, only 51 percent of students said
yes, according to a survey conducted by the Knight Foundation.
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