Nearly all 8th graders at Intermediate School 318 in the Bronx boycotted the recent statewide tests, handing back blank exams and giving a signed petition to the school principal and the NYC Department of Education. Way to go, standing up for your rights and asserting your voices!
Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, the school […]
Archive for May, 2008
8th Graders Boycott Tests
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27 May 2008 |
10:36 |
NYC Education, Youth Rights |
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Let’s require lunch too!
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24 May 2008 |
10:46 |
Education Policy, Youth Rights |
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Problem: Students are taking more and more APs, joining more extracurriculars and other activities (not to mention fulfilling all their other academic requirements) to become more attractive to colleges, and now it becomes clear that they are too busy to have a complete lunch or must have lunch in their classes.
Solution (according to a few […]
Problem: Students are taking more and more APs, joining more extracurriculars and other activities (not to mention fulfilling all their other academic requirements) to become more attractive to colleges, and now it becomes clear that they are too busy to have a complete lunch or must have lunch in their classes.
Solution (according to a few […]
Young People Engaging in the World
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13 May 2008 |
14:34 |
Democratic Education, Youth Rights |
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I believe we all carry an inner drive to connect with other people, to understand the world, and to be some part of helping to create a more equitable, safe, and peaceful society. Perhaps at no other time in our lives does this inner drive flare up then in our teens (or sometimes earlier) […]
I believe we all carry an inner drive to connect with other people, to understand the world, and to be some part of helping to create a more equitable, safe, and peaceful society. Perhaps at no other time in our lives does this inner drive flare up then in our teens (or sometimes earlier) […]