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10 Ways to Help Immigrant Children Separated from Their Parents
On Monday, June 18, ProPublica released a heartbreaking audio recording allegedly captured inside a US Customs and Border Protection facility. The desperate cries of children separated from their parents have haunted and enraged millions of Americans and have left us … Continue reading
What Can Students Learn from the Supreme Court Vacancy? The Implications of an Empty Seat on the Court
By Judge Tom Jacobs and Natalie Jacobs, coauthors of Every Vote Matters As you probably know, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed away February 13, 2016. That leaves only eight justices on the Supreme Court: four conservatives and four … Continue reading
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Tagged citizenship, civic education, Free Spirit author, U.S. Constitution
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Practice Makes Perfect: School Safety Drills with Young Children
By Allison Wedell Schumacher I grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the Cold War. Because our Air Force base had some of the Minuteman missiles (which carried nuclear warheads), the prevailing sense was that we were pretty high up on … Continue reading
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Tagged disaster preparedness, kids and fear, preschool, safety
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Is “Donors Choose” Right for Our Schools?
By Eric Braun On September 11, 2015, the major television networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX—simultaneously broadcast Think It Up, a celebrity-loaded telethon to raise money for public education in the United States. Put on by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), … Continue reading
