Utilizing the GI Bill upon his return, he attended the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, opening a storefront legal practice upon graduation.

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in San Diego, reported that about 27% of its 2011 graduates had full-time, long-term legal jobs nine months after graduation, according to the data.

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The bottom five included Whittier College (17%), University of the District of Columbia (21%), Golden Gate University (22%), Thomas Jefferson School of Law (27%) and Western New England University (30%).

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Mr. NORM MORROW (Principal, Thomas Jefferson High School): No, I don't feel that way.

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Across the river from Montgomery County, Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Va. offers Latin, Russian, Japanese, thermodynamics and artificial intelligence.

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The principal at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Arlington, Virginia, says that every time his students log on to their classroom computers, they may run across indecent material on the Internet.

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Wattendorf, a senior at Northern Virginia's super-selective Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, stood before prospective members of its Black Student Union in the fall and introduced himself as the club's president.

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