Monthly Archives: December 2009
Links to some interesting posts
The so-called boy mystery …Yes, there are numerous potential explanations for the under-representation of men in higher education–and in particular the growing female advantage in terms of bachelor’s degree completion. Feminizing women’s sports teams …Female athletes, and women’s sports teams, … Continue reading
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Filed under Gender, Race / Ethnicity
Abstinence-Only Sex Ed and the Health Care Reform Bill
Just caught this little nugget of political game playing over at Slate Conservatives are not, as a rule, terribly excited about health care reform. But one subset has high hopes for reform: proponents of abstinence-only sex education, who were pleasantly … Continue reading
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Filed under Curriculum Wars, Sex Education
Oregon schools are failing to teach English as a second language
After five or more years learning English as their second language in Oregon schools, 75 percent of those students still are not proficient in English according to a report out today. Read more in this article from the Oregonian. One key … Continue reading
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Gender Identity and the Bathroom Game
Here is a tragic trivia question: Whom are among the most ‘at risk’ adolescents in our society today? Answer: Transgender individuals living in America today have a one in 12 chance of being murdered. In contrast, the average person has about … Continue reading
Filed under Gender, Gender Identity, Queer Youth, Uncategorized
Surveillance cameras to be installed…
Chicago Public School’s pervasive violences gets national recognition following the fatal beating of 16-year-old honor student Derrion Albert. 90 Surveillance cameras to be installed - to stop what Mayor Daley called the ugly “epidemic of children killing children.” Philadelphia Public School’s pervasive violence … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-immigrant, Gangs, Group Violence, Hazing, Poverty, Race / Ethnicity, School Violence, Sexual Assault
