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Author Archives: marybethtinker

Flying forward to Spring, looking back…..

January 27, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Sankofa,  mythical bird of West Africa’s Akan people goes back to pick up what’s important, but keeps flying forward. What a time it is, with so many students saying,  “We […]

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October travels: Media Literacy, Freedom Summer, SPLC, Rob’t H Jackson

November 3, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Democracy is more than one election, and students are finding many other ways to participate in the decisions affecting their lives. I met so many this October who are standing […]

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Week in Review: Columbus, Portsmouth, Athens…Hello again, Ohio!

October 6, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

It was a great week in Ohio,  with no shortage of controversy! First stop:  Sept. 20: Law & Leadership Institute at Moritz Law School in Columbus, live-streamed to Akron, Cincinnati […]

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The Constitution- Too Controversial for School? Happy Constitution Day!

September 17, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Kids have great ideas, but without the First Amendment, we’ d never hear them.   Chloe Olson-Rubiano had an idea… but her school thought it was too controversial.  Free speech […]

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Cesar Chavez students at Senate hearing on DC Statehood

September 16, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

    Yesterday, at the Dirkson Senate Office Building,  I met a group of middle students from Cesar Chavez middle school  wearing “Statehood” buttons.  When I asked them why, 12 […]

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Back to school (for some)!

September 3, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

What a summer! From Ferguson to the border, from Congress testimony to White House vigils,  kids took a stand. I met Rhaine when she spoke outside the White House on […]

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Have questions about teen rights? askthejudge.info!

April 10, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Tom Jacobs, a retired juvenile court judge, cares about students’ rights. That’s why he’s written several books, and has a website to answer questions about youth rights.   We caught […]

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Utah!

March 31, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

      It was a great day for the First Amendment at Brigham Young’s J Reuben Clark Law School in Provo, Utah.  Mike is on spring break with his […]

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CNN? CSPAN? Check out Carlsbad HS, Where TV News (their own) Starts The Day Every Day!

March 18, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

At Carlsbad HS, a live news show kicks off the day for students every single day of the week.  Produced by award-winning chstv students right in the studios of Carlsbad […]

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Redondo Beach Journalists Tell It Like It Is!

March 18, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Redondo High School journalists, just south of Los Angeles, have learned a few things about the role of the news from their award-winning adviser, Mitch Ziegler.  Their paper, the High […]

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