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  • Let There Be Science in Science Class

    According to the Wilmington Star-News the school board of Brunswick North Carolina is considering putting creationism in the science curriculum.  Says board member, Jimmy Hobbs, "It's really a disgrace for the state school board to impose evolution on our students without teaching creationism.  The law says we can't have ...
    Posted to Strollerderby (Weblog) by LilySea on 09-25-2008
  • LGBT "Magnet" Schools: Help or Hurt?

    The HRC reports that A group of over 200 people met last week to discuss a proposal to open the citys first high school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The Social Justice High School Pride Campus would focus on core college-preparatory curriculum but cater to LGBT youth in the Chicago public school district. Critics fear that ...
    Posted to Strollerderby (Weblog) by LilySea on 09-24-2008
  • Best Place to Raise Kids Depends on What Kind of Kids You Want to Raise

      In June, an article in Forbes.com offered a top-ten list of the best places to raise kids.  The article goes on about the process of selection, but in the end, it seems to add up to uniformly white and middle-class when you look closely at both the criteria and the final list.  The article even suggests that proximity to ...
    Posted to Strollerderby (Weblog) by LilySea on 09-24-2008
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