What A Difference 50 Years -& A Supreme Court Victory- Makes!
Great things are going on in the Des Moines schools. Music, drama, poetry, art, debate, journalism… with so many student voices coming alive. We celebrated them in December, as part […]
Press Release: Tinker Tour Heads to Des Moines, Iowa For 50th Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2015 Events Planned in Des Moines, Iowa, Schools to Mark 50th Anniversary of “Tinker” Black Armband Events A week of events in the […]
Why students need a voice… & a vote…
I hate to see students’ rights violated But I’ve seen it too often- in my job as a nurse, on the news, and in schools. And, I’ve seen how […]
New school year, new students take a stand!
It was a great week in Boston visiting Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS, Graham and Parks Elementary, education students at Tufts University, law students at Suffolk Law and journalism students […]
“These Are Mighty Times!”
I met Colin at New York University Law School. He said these are “mighty times” because so much is going on, and so many students are speaking up. As I […]
February: Black history, justice, journalism
N. Dakota is beautiful in February, especially when student journalists move a press rights bill through the state legislature! It all started as a student project at the University of […]
Flying forward to Spring, looking back…..
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 […]
October travels: Media Literacy, Freedom Summer, SPLC, Rob’t H Jackson
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 […]
Week in Review: Columbus, Portsmouth, Athens…Hello again, Ohio!
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 […]
The Constitution- Too Controversial for School? Happy Constitution Day!
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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