March is Women’s History Month, a chance to honor the achievements and experiences of women around the world. Instead of giving links to a handful of potted biographies, I’m going to share various quotes during the month about the role of women throughout history. The quotes are meant to show a variety of viewpoints, but […]
Parent-teacher associations (PTAs), historically known for bake sales and other social events in support of local schools, are becoming a driving force in large-scale fundraising, school administration, and even state politics, reports the New York Times: Parent groups across the country, especially in affluent suburbs, are undergoing a kind of corporate makeover, combining members’ business
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit of two couples in Lexington, Massachusetts, who claimed the local public school district violated their constitutional rights by teaching their children about families headed by same-sex parents. The judge said in his decision (PDF link): Public schools are entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals
(Minor spoilers below.) Shane is livin’ la vida loco parentis this week. Her nine-year-old brother Shay and his friend Jared got into a fight with some kids who teased them about their moms being gay. Shane goes with Jared’s mother Paige to meet with the school principal, and they argue that the school must teach
I wrote Friday about the Evesham School District of Marlton, New Jersey, which has bowed to pressure and decided to eliminate from its curriculum a diversity film that includes same-sex families. If you’re in another state (or even in NJ) and can’t make the Evesham School Board meeting tomorrow (see Friday’s post for details), you
The Evesham School District of Marlton, New Jersey, under fire over a diversity-education film depicting same-sex families, has bowed to pressure and decided to eliminate the film from its curriculum. (See my original post on the matter.) Garden State Equality is asking everyone who can to join them and many other allies at the Evesham
I was going to put this in my Weekly Political Update, but decided it deserved a post of its own: Officials from the Lexington, Massachusetts school district asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit of two couples who claim their parental rights were violated when books depicting same-sex families were discussed in their children’s
Some parents in the Evesham School District of Marlton, New Jersey are up in arms about part of the diversity curriculum that includes a film showing same-sex parents, reports WCAU-TV/NBC 10 Philadelphia News. Garden State Equality has posted a clip of the coverage to YouTube. The film shows children and their parents, with the children
As those of you know who have been reading this blog for a while, my family and I are in the process of moving from New York to Massachusetts. One of our prime considerations in choosing a new town is the quality of the schools. Luckily, there are a number of online resources for comparing
Today marks the start of No Name-Calling Week, “an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities.” The event was created three years ago by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight
