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Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: FAA Adopt-A-School Partnerships

• Academic achievement
• Dropout prevention
• Career education with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) influence
• Discipline and drug prevention
• Enrichment of cultural experiences of the local youth

The objectives are:

• To expose students to aerospace/aviation curriculum with emphasis upon excellence in the fields of science, math, and technology.
• To engage students in subject areas, and the importance of continued education to become eligible for future job positions.
• To develop an awareness of career opportunities in aerospace/aviation and the transportation industry.
• To educate students to the requirements of becoming certified pilots and air traffic controllers and the importance of making decisions now that will influence their ability to enter into these fields later.

FMI:  http://www.faa.gov/education/partnerships/adopt_a_school_partnerships/