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On AlterNet: schools

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "schools"

On the Lookout for Attempts to Indoctrinate Our Schoolchildren? Try the American Coal Industry!

On the Lookout for Attempts to Indoctrinate Our Schoolchildren? Try the American Coal Industry!

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2009.
It's clean!

Pakistani Government Closing Schools Amid Increased Attacks

Pakistani Government Closing Schools Amid Increased Attacks

Ashfaq Yusufzai, IPS News. October 27, 2009.
Between 2007 and 2009 alone, a total 188 schools for girls and 97 for boys were destroyed by the Taliban in Swat, displacing some 500,000 students.

NYers Want Sex Ed in Schools - And it Looks Like They Need It

NYers Want Sex Ed in Schools - And it Looks Like They Need It

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 8, 2009.
Only two-thirds of high schoolers report using condoms at all.

A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed with 50,000-Volt Tasers

A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed with 50,000-Volt Tasers

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 16, 2009.
Tasers aren't 'nonlethal'; they've killed hundreds. With younger people being especially vulnerable to the Taser's shock, the risks could be very deadly.

Video: GOP Hypocrisy on Obama's School Speech

Video: GOP Hypocrisy on Obama's School Speech

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2009.
Already, infamous for cramming conservative agendas down the throats of America's youth, some GOP blowhards are crying foul on Obama.

Conservatives Protest Obama's Nefarious Plot to Have Schoolchildren Learn Things in School

Conservatives Protest Obama's Nefarious Plot to Have Schoolchildren Learn Things in School

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America. September 4, 2009.
It has come to this. Right-wingers are telling children to skip school as a protest against Obama's encouragement of students to stay in school.

Obama's $100 Billion Investment in Our Schools Begins: What It'll Take to Have a World-Class System

Obama's $100 Billion Investment in Our Schools Begins: What It'll Take to Have a World-Class System

Anthony Jackson, AlterNet. July 24, 2009.
We need to address persistent underachievement and high dropout rates while developing the competencies required for global competitiveness.

Brainwash: Conservatives in Texas Want More Jesus, Less Lincoln in Textbooks

Brainwash: Conservatives in Texas Want More Jesus, Less Lincoln in Textbooks

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2009.
So-called "experts" are pushing for more emphasis on religion's role in the colonies while aiming to eliminate actual historical events.

Why Is the American Coal Foundation Setting the Curriculum at Elementary Schools?

Why Is the American Coal Foundation Setting the Curriculum at Elementary Schools?

Kari Lydersen, In These Times. June 9, 2009.
Big Coal has worked its way into the classroom.

Who Decides What Your Children Are Eating?

Who Decides What Your Children Are Eating?

Steven Greenstreet, American News Project AlterNet: Video. February 24, 2009.
The food lobby goes to school.

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. November 19, 2008.
We are now at a crash site, and our priority should be to save the victims. Here's how we do that.

Kids Shouldn't Be Learning About Sex from TV

Kids Shouldn't Be Learning About Sex from TV

Kelli Conlin, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.
Kids that don't get sex ed in school don't run to the Bible for information -- they get their ideas about sex from sordid teen dramas.

The Top Ten 'Greenest' Schools

The Top Ten 'Greenest' Schools

Lea Hartog, Michael Fox, Sierra Magazine. September 11, 2008.
Here are the top 10 colleges and universities that are doing the most to protect the environment.

Courts Support Rights of Gay Students

Courts Support Rights of Gay Students

Deb Price, AlterNet. August 11, 2008.
Court decisions across the country give school officials a timely reminder that gay kids have the right to express themselves.

Green Schools Bill Moves to the Senate

Green Schools Bill Moves to the Senate

A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: Environment. June 13, 2008.
A bill that will create greener schools cleared the house, but faces a tough fight in the Senate and President Bush's veto.

Dealing with the School Bully Epidemic

Dealing with the School Bully Epidemic

Corinne Gregory, Lisa Finan, Huffington Post. May 19, 2008.
Let's ask ourselves the tough questions about why there's so much bullying in schools, and actually be willing to be honest with the answer.

The ABCs of Tolerance

The ABCs of Tolerance

Deb Price, AlterNet. March 3, 2008.
As American society becomes more gay-friendly, so must public schools.

Are We Headed Back to the Era of Segregation?

Are We Headed Back to the Era of Segregation?

Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. January 28, 2008.
Schools, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, are looking more and more like they did during segregation.

A simple way to support the arts in our kids' schools

A simple way to support the arts in our kids' schools

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 10, 2007.
Liz Langley: Because teachers shouldn't have to pay for their own supplies and because every child should know the joy of art...

TX Mulls Bills On Fake History Bible Classes & Fake Reproductive Medicine

TX Mulls Bills On Fake History Bible Classes & Fake Reproductive Medicine

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. April 3, 2007.
Bible class bill pushed by "Evolution=Kabbalism" Rep. Chisum.

Time Magazine Cover Story Pushes Bigoted Christian Supremacy

Time Magazine Cover Story Pushes Bigoted Christian Supremacy

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. March 30, 2007.
Bruce Wilson: World Gets "Non-Theocratic" Time edition, US gets "Bible In Schools"

The link between Private Armies & Private Schools?

The link between Private Armies & Private Schools?

Bruce Wilson, AlterNet: PEEK. March 27, 2007.
Bruce Wilson: War On Public Ed. Linked To Blackwater USA