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Cursive or keyboard writing?? Why not learn both?

Did you know that some school districts and states are dropping handwriting (cursive) from required learning in grade schools? Hard 

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Are “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts free speech or disruptive expression?

By now, you’ve undoubtedly read or heard about the death of Eric Garner in New York City. He was allegedly 

Pencils
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Don’t mess with the Bible

A New Mexico high school English teacher resigned in the face of an administrative ultimatum to crack down on her 

American flag
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Should a civics test be required to graduate from high school?

How many U.S. Senators are there? What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Name one branch 

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Yearbook photos may include weapons

In view of school shootings and gun violence across the country, this is a twist on the usual high school 

Positive Post-It Day
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Caitlin’s post-its address bullying

Early in the school year of 2014-2015, Caitlin Prater-Haacke of Alberta, Canada, was bullied by an unknown classmate. He or 

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10 Back to School Laws Every Student Should Know

It’s back to school season, so we’ve compiled a list of laws that every student should know about. We hear 

Nicholas Goettl
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Jokes about weapons aren’t funny

An 18-year-old Arizona student tweeted a message regarding his senior prank. Nicholas Goettl from Boulder Creek High School wrote, “For 

gun violence
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When will Congress act on gun control?

Since the massacre of December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut,  there have been dozens of incidents of school violence involving 

Sunnie Kahle
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8-year-old girl not girly enough for school

Sunnie Kahle likes her hair short and wears jeans and t-shirts to school. She likes to shoot her BB gun and 

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