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Celebrating the Tinker anniversary & its ties to Black history

February 24, 2022by TinkerTour Leave a comment

February 24th marks 53 years since the Supreme Court ruled in ‘Tinker’ that students “may not be confined to the expression of those sentiments that are officially approved.” (Tinker, 1969) Students, […]

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Back to school, back to the 1st Amendment

October 5, 2021by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Last year, students in Jacksonville, Florida formed a youth group called EVAC to stand up for racial justice. They got their school’s name changed from Robert E. Lee High School […]

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Mahanoy v BL: Student speech at Supreme Court

April 26, 2021by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Can students express their feelings about things-even that have to do with school- when they’re not in school?  Are there limits? How far should school officials reach into the lives […]

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Agnes & Virginia at a protest in Washington DC

“The Fierce Urgency of Now”

August 20, 2020by marybethtinker Leave a comment

  “When you see something that is not right, you must say something …each generation must do its part.”  Thousands of youth are following these words of wisdom shared by […]

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Tinker Turns 50

January 11, 2019by Kesh Ladduwahetty Leave a comment

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Tinker ruling and youth First Amendment rights! RSVP for the live stream event on Friday, February 22nd, 12:00-1:30 pm central time, hosted by the […]

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Mighty times for student voices!

November 5, 2018by TinkerTour Leave a comment

What a time it is for our country, our democracy and our world.  A time of great sadness, but also of great hope, as young people use their rights to […]

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Student Voices, Student Action!

February 24, 2018by marybethtinker Leave a comment

What mighty times we are in!  With the horrible school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas on February 14th, and after years of daily news reports of kids being shot and […]

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Mighty young voices for mighty times!

February 2, 2017by TinkerTour Leave a comment

With all the history being made lately, it’s great to meet students who are part of it….. Some are marching… Some are standing up….. And others are making projects for […]

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Spring is for students’ rights!

April 22, 2016by marybethtinker Leave a comment

How old should a student have to be to vote for the next president? What about the next president of the school board? Should more money go to school budgets?  […]

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Washington State moves forward with bill protecting student media

February 4, 2016by TinkerTour Leave a comment

A Washington State Senate committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would give students at both public high schools and colleges in the state the right to exercise freedom of speech and […]

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