‘On the Verge of Dropping Out…’ Frankie Weaver Plumbing and mechanical systems inspector Jothum Stallings recounts as a high school student being on the verge of dropping out. His career story interview illustrates the effectiveness of developing career-connected learning and the promise of solutions tied to integrating real-life applications into instruction and […]
Category: Human Rights
Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students
Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students Students from underserved populations have continually been disproportionately represented in special education (Artiles, Kozleski, Ortiz, Osher, and Trent 2010). Additionally, culturally and linguistically diverse students continue to be a growing population within schools throughout the nation (Sullivan 2011). Students who are referred for special education from culturally and […]
Living in Chains, a Report
Living in Chains Shackling of People with Psychosocial Disabilities Worldwide This is a report by Human Rights Watch about the treatment of persons with mental disabilities worldwide. It is a fairly long read, but it is well worth it. – Editorial Team “I’ve been chained for five years. The chain is so heavy. It doesn’t […]
How to Ensure Your Holiday Gifts Become Treasured Keepsakes
How to Ensure Your Holiday Gifts Become Treasured Keepsakes (StatePoint) We live in a time when digital communication dominates the way we relate to one another, with many people opting for the speed and convenience of texts and emails over the intention and beauty of handwritten cards, letters or keepsakes. Even around […]
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest.
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest. by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. […]
In Cameroon Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
In Cameroon Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution Neela Ghoshal Associate Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program NeelaGhoshal NeelaGhoshal On May 11, a Cameroonian court sentenced two transgender women to five years in prison and fines of 200,000 CFA (USD $370) under a law that forbids same-sex […]
The Making of Reluctant Activists: A Police Shooting in a Hospital Forces One Family to Rethink American Justice
The Making of Reluctant Activists: A Police Shooting in a Hospital Forces One Family to Rethink American Justice Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News May 10, 2021 The beer bottle that cracked over Christian Pean’s head unleashed rivulets of blood that ran down his face and seeped into the soil in which Harold and Paloma […]
Qatar: Male Guardianship Severely Curtails Women’s Rights
Qatar: Male Guardianship Severely Curtails Women’s Rights Discriminatory Restrictions Affect Independence to Marry, Study, Work, Travel (Beirut, March 29, 2021) – Qatar’s discriminatory male guardianship system denies women the right to make many key decisions about their lives, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 94-page report, “‘Everything I Have to Do is Tied […]