Terrorism tops students' concerns.

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At a time when discussions about international relations and foreign policy still focus on Sept. 11 and the effects of terrorism on the world, more high school students (51.1%) are concerned about the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons than about other global problems, according to a student survey released by Brown University's Choices for the 21st Century Education Program. Other top student concerns are damage to the global environment (34.2%) and a fear that more Americans will die at the hands of terrorists (33.3%). The survey included 2,225 high school students in six states who participated in a civics education program that culminated with debates by student representatives at their state capitals. Students...