7 Think locally, study globally.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Students can easily take on the world when they know more about it. A new study-abroad pilot program in the District of Columbia gives kids a firsthand look at other cultures. Launched this summer, the program sent 400 eighth- and 11th-grade students on fully paid trips to 12 countries, with funding from private contributions. Students in Costa Rica learned about farming and cooked on outdoor stoves; in Spain they practiced Spanish and learned about...