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The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400
The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.
Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.
McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .

 

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Abington v. Schempp - Text on the Supreme Court decision on school prayer in 1963, made available by The National Center for Public Policy Research's Constitution and the Courts Archive.
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ADL: Education - Information about Anti-Defamation League programs and initatives for promoting diversity, combating anti-Semitism, remembering the Holocaust, and other topics in schools.
Meta Description: [ The mission of the Anti-Defamation League is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike. ]

American Atheists: Schoolhouse - Collection of documents arguing against school-led prayer and other religious observances in public schools. Includes FAQ, an account of the Battle of Philadelphia, and testimony given before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission on atheist civil rights.

Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Religious Freedom - An ACLU publication for students.
Meta Description: [ ACLU's resident expert, Sybil Liberty, answers common questions about students' rights from a student point of view. ]

Can Public Schools Be Religiously Neutral? - Argues that secular humanism is the religion currently being taught in public schools, and that the schools should therefore be open to all major religions.

Education Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression - Guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Education to clarify the First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students, parents, and schools.

Federal Guidelines for Religious Expression in Public Schools - Brief synopsis of federal guidelines for how religious expression may be handled in public schools.
Meta Description: [ Federal Public Education Guidelines for Religion ]

High School Game Influenced by Heathenism - A satire on the issue of public prayer at high school football games.
Meta Description: [ This is what happens now that the Supreme Court is leading America away from God. ]

Internet Infidels: School Prayer - Collection of articles for and against government led prayer in the public schools.
Meta Description: [ Collection of articles regarding prayer in public schools. ]

Mercer Law Review: Religious Speech in the Public Schools - The Spring 1995 edition of the Mercer Law Review contains articles and casenotes on various topics relating to religion in the public schools.

National Association of Christian Educators / Citizens for Excellence in Education - Helps parents and educators reform public schools to reflect conservative Christian views. Resources include newsletters, radio programs, books, seminars, and assistance in getting elected to school boards. The organization also urges Christian parents to remove their children from public schools, and to work for the ultimate privatization of all education.

National Center for Science Education - National organization devoted to defending the teaching of evolution in public schools, and keeping creationism out.
Meta Description: [ The NCSE is devoted to defending the teaching of evolution, primarily against attacks by religiously motivated antievolution. ]

National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools - A program to bring a state-certified elective Bible course, The Bible as History and Literature, into the public high schools in the U.S. Provides streaming video, endorsements, and articles covering historical and legal issues, as well as related links.
Meta Description: [ National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools exists to promote the use of a state certified Bible course in public high schools nationwide. ]

Parents for Excellence in District Schools - PEDS serves as an educational resource and networker link toward keeping public schools safe and secular.
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Pontotoc, Mississippi School Prayer Case - An essay on the North Pontotoc school prayer trial in U.S. District Court, involving a suit brought by Lisa Herdahl of Mississippi against the Pontotoc County School District. Includes judicial decision and links.
Meta Description: [ An essay on the North Pontotoc school prayer trial in U.S. District Court, of a suit brought by Lisa Herdahl of Ecru, Mississippi against the Pontotoc County school district. ]

Pray for the Children - A petition to the US House of Representatives that will allow prayer in our schools
Meta Description: [ Pray for the Children Petition ]

Public School Prayer Persecution - Presents arguments why prayer should not be permitted in public schools, and criticism of Christian conservatives.
Meta Description: [ Public School Pre-game Football Prayer: Faith based terrorist tactics used by the religious right make it a necessity for maintaining a strong separation of church and state. ]

Public School System Used Against Christ - Articles from the Christian Parents' Information Network, arguing against the secular public school system.
Meta Description: [ Public Schools, Statist School System, ]

Religion and the Community School - Discusses the experiences of one teacher with the intersection of the community school model with the desire of a community to include Christian teachings in their public school's activities.

Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law - A statement drafted by 35 religious and public-policy organizations, in an effort to find common ground on the issue of religious expression in public schools.

Religion in U.S. Public Schools - Presents both sides of the issue on religious activities in schools, with essays on current legal decisions.
Meta Description: [ Religion in the U.S. public schools ]

Teaching About Religion In Public Schools - Offers help to educators to encourage students toward objective consideration of the varied worldviews they may study in history.
Meta Description: [ Teaching about religion in public schools: worldview education. Helping educators to include a diversity of worldviews when teaching about religion. ]

404 The Case Against School Prayer - Gives a list of frequently asked questions on the issue of prayer in schools, and argues that schools should be neutral and not institute praying. From the Freedom From Religion Foundation.