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What A Difference 50 Years -& A Supreme Court Victory- Makes!

January 29, 2016by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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Press Release: Tinker Tour Heads to Des Moines, Iowa For 50th Anniversary

December 9, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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Why students need a voice… & a vote…

November 18, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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New school year, new students take a stand!

September 28, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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“These Are Mighty Times!”

May 1, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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February: Black history, justice, journalism

March 3, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

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 […]

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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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