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Should juveniles be sentenced to life without parole?
This Op-ed piece in the NY Times calls it a shameful practice and a violation of Constitutional rights. I agree.
Started Nov. 14, 2009
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- Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets the Ownership Society by Michael & Susan Klonsky
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"Unbelievable progress"???
Duncan needs to deepen his apology
Arne Duncan was right to apologize for his offensive (especially to the thousands who lost family members and homes) remark that Katrina was "the best thing that ever happened to the education system in New Orleans." But once again, I'm urging the Ed. Sec… Continue
Posted on February 4, 2010 at 12:48pm —
California dist. bans Webster's Dictionary
After a parent complained about an elementary school student stumbling across "oral sex" in a classroom dictionary, Menifee Union School District officials decided to pull Merriam Webster's 10th edition from all school shelves earlier this week. School officials will review the dictio… Continue
Posted on January 24, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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Posted on January 19, 2010 at 10:12am —
Mary Anne Rawid
January 18, 2010
I'm deeply saddened to hear of the death of my good friend, mentor, and colleague Mary Ann Raywid. Mary Anne was a brilliant scholar and professor emerita of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at Hofstra University, well respected in her field and former president of the Society of Pr… Continue
Posted on January 18, 2010 at 4:48pm —
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February 2010 Question of the Month
What is the relationship between student press/media and the culture of a school?
Started by Kim Carter in Question of the Month Feb 6.
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The other question actually matters, and is: I work in a Social Justice K-8 in Minneapolis - do you ever get up to the twin cities? If not, I'm in Chicago at least once a year, and I'd love to buy you lunch and talk about the revolution.
I'm jazzed that you've started a Small Schools Workshop here on the FFP Network. I've been a subscriber to the Small Schools listserv for years, so frequently read your posts. If you get a chance, check out the MC2 Group - MC2 was a small school that I started in New Hampshire. (I say "was" because it's supposed to be morphing into a "school within a school" model inside the comprehensive high school. We'll see how well that plays out!) Meanwhile, the students, graduates and sometimes families keep in touch and share their perspectives via the Network. Some students recently posted a rubric for student voice - I'm sure they'd love to hear your thoughts about it!
As you can see from the world map on our home page, we have a growing, eclectic community of individuals from across the globe -- from Brooklyn to Pakistan, from North Dakota to China. Thank you for taking the time to add your voice to that fascinating mix.
As you surf around the Network and its companion site, www.fivefreedoms.org, I urge you to share your voice throughout. Take our You Be The Judge First Amendment quiz (a new scenario every two weeks). Leave a comment on a fellow member's personal page and make a new contact. Upload a video to our gallery, or watch and react to one already there. Join (or start) a group or visit the Soapbox to contribute to (or start) a discussion. And invite others to join us.
In short, use your voice to co-create our online community :-)
You may also be interested in taking a look at our companion site - the Five Freedoms Project. The section on "What We Value" includes a variety of resources about the five freedoms of the First Amendment, our leadership framework, student voice, and impact factors.
Post a comment on my page anytime with questions or ideas. Thanks again!