Tasnim Mohamed poses with her school books at her home Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 in Houston. Tasnim Mohamed graduated from Aldine's Eisenhower Ninth Grade School in the spring. She said it provided her the personal attention she wanted. Given the importance of ninth grade _ and the difficulties many adolescents face _ some educators are turning to ninth-grade-only schools to separate 14- and 15-year-olds from older kids and make the transition easier. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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