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Road to Success Academy takes juvenile detention to a new level (up!)

March 9, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Many girls at Road to Success Academy, one of Los Angeles’ 12 juvenile detention facilities, have endured great injustice and difficulty in life.  At Road to Success, they are respected, […]

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Indiana Dept. of Education Respects Student Journalists!

March 9, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

It was a great day for student journalism when Trish Whitcomb Sipes, Special Advisor to Superintendent of Education, Glenda Ritz, announced at the IHSPA conference that local school boards will […]

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Tinker case attorney Dan Johnston named Louise Noun Award winner

March 5, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa announced last week that the 2014 Louise Noun Award will be presented to Dan Johnston who successfully argued the landmark Tinker v. […]

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We’re Heading West!

March 4, 2014by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Tinker Tour: West Coast has begun! We’re excited to be hitting the road again, and are so thankful for all the support and love we’ve received thus far. Our Start […]

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History Day Projects Bring History To Life!

February 16, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Getting ready to head out in a couple of weeks for Tinker Tour west. In the meantime,  we’re being interviewed  by lots of kids for their History Day projects. This […]

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Snowmegeddon? Climate wierding? Kids stand up for healthy earth

February 13, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Meet Dominique.  She’s a student at North Central High School who we met on our Tinker Tour in October.  What does she want to use her rights to stand up […]

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Here’s to Martin Luther King, and the young people who bring the dream to life

January 20, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Martin Luther King walks with children in the May 1963 Birmingham Childrens’ Crusade. We saw this photo in October, at Kent State’s “May 4 Visitors Center.” When over 1,000 students […]

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On Tour: Kansas City, MO

December 3, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

It’s been one week since the fall tour ended at Blue Valley West High School… …where we had a wonderful stop, replete with breakfast and BBQ… …a wonderful crowd… …and […]

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On Tour: Columbia, Missouri

November 24, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

          Today we stopped by Unitarian Universalist Church…     …where Mary Beth, her brother John and her sister Hope got to speak together!  

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Tinker Tour Week 10 In Review

November 24, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

We began this busy week with stops in Des Moines, Iowa. We went to the First Unitarian Church — the historic site at which students decided they would wear their now […]

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