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Medford Buick scholar Saad Amer gets prime seat at NBC education summit

Wednesday September 26, 2012 10:14 AM By Erin Geismar

Medford teen Saad Amer, second from left, was

Photo credit: General Motors Foundation

Saad Amer has never shied away from tackling an issue.

He has been an advocate for technology in the classroom, better science education for young students, and preserving and enhancing the ecology of a local nature preserve.

That was all before the 18-year-old from Medford went to college – Harvard University, to be exact.

Last Sunday, Amer was one of a few hundred people invited...

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