Truemors
Report: 'Decade of Progress' on LGBT Equality in America
As a decade draws to a close, a report prepared jointly by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and the evelyn & walter HAAS, JR. fund purportedly shows a 'Decade of Progress' on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 days ago | updated 2 days ago
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Navajo Fred Martinez identity cost him his life: 'Two Spirits'
Navajo Fred Martinez identity cost him his life. At age 16, he was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was murdered in Cortez, Colorado. Fred Martinez was considered by the...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 6 days ago | updated 5 days ago
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Help teens have sex without pregnancy
"If we are to lower the abortion rate among young women, we must accept that teenagers will have sex and offer them advice." This humble NowPublic author has been saying this for years. Newsflash: teenagers have sex! Another newsflash: teenagers aren't great at using... 
High Stake Tests in Israel
You can also download this study as a pdf file for free here.
AbstractHigh stake public tests are the common tool for evaluating students’ knowledge but critically what has also come to be known as national achievements. Nowadays, students have to pass many of these tests... 
PFOX comes after PFLAG
Nearly everyone has heard of the national organization, PFLAG (Parents, Family/Friends of Lesbians and Gays). As our founding father James Madison has said, "Ambition will counteract... 
Obama's Safe Schools Czar Promoted "Fisting" to 14 yr-olds
Home schooling, a safer alternative to this kind of public school sex education? I find this quite outrageous. " Barack Obama's Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings founded the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education... 
The Secret Veil of Democracy Through Media in a Free Society
Many forget, it was early evening when a small group of about 200 men, some disguised as Indians, assembled on a nearby hill. Whopping war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon three... 
English schools still failing
Figures that will not help Prime Minister Brown's re-election prospects show that more English primary schools are failing to get children to the expected levels in the core subjects of Maths, English and Science.... 
Sex education will help gay children
"As a gay child, and in common with many gay children, I was terrified for most of my school life. My earliest sexual encounters – which all occurred before the age of consent (21 at that time) – were unsafe... 
Taliban Attacks on Afghan schools-Why we should care
Acquaintances and friends of mine that have had several tours in Afghanistan have long told me why they believe in this mission. Many of them have done the heavy lifting in Kandahar Province and have been... 
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Universities are not there to spoon-feed
"The assumption that lies behind the contact hours issue is a deeply mistaken one. It is that universities are a simple extension of school, and that as at school, students should be given as much attention as possible. University is emphatically not about spoon-feeding and... UK - LITIGATION AGAINST SCHOOLS A REAL THREAT?
News 18 11 2009: Litigation against Schools a real threat?. Unveiled in the Queen's Speech was a New Education Bill to which a another New Ombudsman’s position be created as a set of pupil and parent guarantees be launched. But as the Association of School and College... 
No Teacher Left Behind? Not So in Pennsylvania
Originally posted on DailyKosAccording to its Department of Education's estimates, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a projected shortage of more than 12,000 teachers. This alarming statistic is exacerbated by Pennsylvania's Teacher Recruitment Bureaucracy. Due to under... 
BU Professor says 'end-time passions' find fertile soil in US
End-time passions find fertile soil in the United States according to Alexander Riley, a sociology professor at Bucknell University who has incorporated the study of the 'end-times', known as Eschatology, into his...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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