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“Nothing I can do will really make that big of a difference … They should be happy I’m even working here … I could be doing so much better somewhere else.”

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“In Ms. Morris’ health education class in Greenville, Miss., a lesson on sexually transmitted diseases is almost comic… (she) soldiers on, using cups of candy, and sharing them among students, to demonstrate the spread of an STD.” Education Week/State Edwatch

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“Nearly 100 smarties at the city’s top-performing high school bared their bodies in “risque” outfits yesterday to denounce their school’s conservative dress code…”

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“All the new advocacy groups promote variations on the idea that they represent students’ interests over those of adults.”

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A U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Va., presiding over a case in which a local school is fighting to keep its public display of the Ten Commandments, has suggested that the display be narrowed down to the last six commandments, which he believes can be applied to secular society.

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“A high school student in Tennessee was awarded with a $1,000 scholarship by an atheist organization for dressing up as Jesus Christ during ‘Fictional Character Day’ at his school.”

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“The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s law banning sexual contact between teachers and students, finding that people 18 or older have a constitutional right to engage in a consensual sexual relationship.”

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Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools

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The Office for Civil Rights in the Dept. of Education reviews school districts and institutions of higher education for compliance with civil rights laws that the OCR enforces. Seventy-four compliance reviews have been conducted since March 2010.

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School Choice Programs Snowball

Reforming the 'Myth' of America's Failing Schools (It's Actually True)

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New Documentary Raises Questions about Sex Education

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Students hold 'Slutty Wednesday' to protest school’s strict dress code policy

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"A new generation of education advocacy groups...shaping policy through aggressive lobbying and campaign activity"

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Judge Michael F. Urbanski Proposes Ten Commandments Be Cut to Six for School Display

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Atheist Student Awarded Scholarship for Dressing Up as Jesus Christ

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"...the high court found the law was unconstitutional because it criminalized sexual conduct between consenting adults."

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Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools

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Civil Rights Office Expands Its Reach Into Schools

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"41 states, including the District of Columbia, have introduced or passed school-choice legislation in 2011"

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