Extractions: AdmitOne.org has been created by The Artists Rights Foundation to teach young people about the filmmaking process. Our goal is to educate the next generation about the true meaning of "artistic authorship" by providing teens the opportunity to explore their own creativity by making an original movie through our on-line film academy. This site is maintained by The Artists Rights Foundation, and any questions about the site or our privacy procedures should be directed to: Signing-in to our site is voluntary, and, with one exception, all features of our on-line film academy can be used without signing in. We ask users to sign in so that we can track the use of our site and plan for its improvement and expansion and, at a later date, notify our users about new features of our site. Your child can fully navigate the site without signing in, but, if your child uses the Ezscript feature of our writing school, he or she will be unable to save the script and return to it without having signed in. In order to be able to save a script, your child must provide the following individually identifiable information: full name and e-mail address. In addition, your child must provide his or her age and preferred movie job. This information is reasonably necessary to facilitate saving of the script and return to the site. We also ask for, but do not require as a condition of signing in, the following information: gender and favorite movie. No other personal information is collected. No personal information relating to your child is sold or otherwise made available by AdmitOne.org to any third party.
The Claremont Courier in its efforts to push for more parental rights for keeping is designed to offer highschool students a series of personal experiences to teach diversity and http://www.claremont-courier.com/060102/sexsurvey.html
Extractions: ACLU attorney says sex survey might have been illegal June 1 The now locally-famous masturbation article published in the Claremont High School newspaper last February is protected speech under the First Amendment, according to a specialist in Constitutional law, but the sex survey conducted by the paper that was published in the same issue was not. This was the determination of Martha Matthews, an attorney with the liberal American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, who spoke last Tuesday night at the Claremont United Methodist Church. Ms. Matthews's assessment appears to confirm a statement made by Gary Kreep, a lawyer for the conservative United States Justice Foundation, to the Claremont school board last weekMr. Kreep was not at Tuesday's meeting. According to Ms. Matthews, both the state and federal governments have passed legislation prohibiting anyone from surveying public school students about sex, family life, morality or religion without prior consent from the students' parents.
Education World® : Preservice Educators : Working With Parents a booklet from the American Association of school Administrators, is a provides parentswith information on the parental Involvement Tool All rights Reserved. http://www.education-world.com/preservice/learning/parents.shtml
Extractions: Research has shown that parental involvement is the most important factor in a student's success in school. For many parents, however, that involvement is limited to attendance at parent-teacher conferences. Learn how to make the most of the opportunity! Included: Specific strategies for involving urban parents and a printable conference planning sheet and conference report form. Parent- and Community-Involvement Strategies That Work The research is clear: When parents and communities are involved in schools, education improves. From New York to California, from an individual student's notebook to community-outreach programs, here are five approaches to parental and community involvement that work! Included: Five successful programs for parent and community involvement plus links to dozens of online resources! Share the Pride: Create a School Web Site On March 15, Education World announced the winner of the 1999 Cool School of the Year award and more than $10,000 in prizes Kenston High School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The Cool School award recognizes school Web sites that exemplify good layout, design, and visual appeal and provide opportunities for student, parent, teacher, and community involvement. This week, Education World asked our Tech Team for advice about creating a winning school Web site.
John Mallon - U.N. Idea Makes Families Yield Control group, The Catholic Family and Human rights Institute, (C for reproductive educationfor children in grade school and omits parental supervision completely. http://www.petersvoice.org/mallon16.htm
Extractions: U.N. Idea Makes Families Yield Control Imagine straightening up your 11-year-old's room and finding condoms, literature on how to use them, sexually explicit 'educational' materials and other sexually oriented paraphernalia. With a shock you decide you need to confront your child and ask some questions. You are not ignorant or squeamish about sex and fully intended to have 'The Talk' with your child about these matters at a time you deemed appropriate. 'Where did you get this stuff?' you demand to know. 'At school,' comes the casual reply. Immediately you picture some older kids in the school yard cornering your child with unsolicited 'facts.' Then your child pipes up that a lady was brought in from an organization called Planned Parenthood to speak to the students for a special 'Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health Day.' Outraged, you call the school principal for an explanation and are coolly informed: 'It is our experience that parents are ill- equipped to deal with matters of 'sexual and reproductive health' with their children.' So the school took it upon themselves to invite 'experts' including a physician, to hold an all-day workshop for students of all grades at your child's elementary school. The stress was on instructing the children on 'peer education' on these matters. So, while you are not qualified to teach your children about sex, their classmates are.
University Of Oregon School Of Law states to automatically move to terminate parental rights of imprisoned of 65 at theUO school of Law that that mothers know their legal rights, understand the http://www.law.uoregon.edu/news/publish/article_28.php
NEA Today: Rights Watch - November 2000 reveal grades or use nonschool personnel (parent held that the Family EducationalRights and Privacy Obtaining parental consent is, of course, cumbersome, but http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0011/rights.html
Extractions: Protecting Student Privacy Don't use students to grade classmates' work, a federal court warns. I n a decision that may change the way many teachers do their jobs, a federal appeals court has declared illegal the practice of having students grade each other's papers. The U. S. Court or Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver ruled last July that this common grading practice violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). That's a 26-year-old federal law that prohibits schools from disclosing to third parties a student's "educational records" without parental consent. The school district subsequently asked the full 10-member appeals court to reconsider the ruling of the three-judge panel. The court voted 6-4 in October not to rehear the case, with four dissenting judges. "Our teachers are overworked and underpaid now," noted the dissenting opinion. "What will happen to them when they can be sued by every irate parent or student claiming that someone saw a grade?" The case began its way through the judicial process after Kristja Falvo, a mother of three students enrolled in the Owasso (Oklahoma) Independent School District, learned that several of her children's teachers sometimes used students to grade one another's work and to call out their grades.
Controversial And Challenged Books In Schools--PABBIS your child and undermining your values and parental rights. Godgiven, natural andconstitutional rights as parents our children are exposed to in school in the http://www.pabbis.com/badbook.html
Extractions: A BAD BOOK IN YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL? You found your child had a book with vivid descriptions of sex, violence, vulgar language or something else objectionable to you. You have lots of questions. How dare the school allow this junk! Why? How did it happen? Are there other books like this? Why are they doing this to my child? To you, the parent, it definitely seems like the school is corrupting your child and undermining your values and parental rights. You knew violence and pornography were everywhere these days but you didn't know the schools were in the business. What other stuff will your child read in school? Some minimum standard of decency has been violated. You feel the school system is forcing their values (or lack of values) on you and your child. What should you do? Somebody, somewhere in the school system must have decided this book was good. Well you think it is bad. You think it inappropriate, obscene, vulgar, lacking educational value or merit, or containing too graphic violence, etc. You don't understand how this book could be considered appropriate. Are things like this going on in other schools in your county? Is this a systemic problem in the schools? You want to feel comfortable with your child in the hands of the school system. We parents entrust our children to the schools. We understand others values may be different than ours and we also understand that our children should and will be exposed to different ideas, but this has gone way over the line. Your trust has been betrayed by the schools.
Current Law (Chapter 71A) parental rights. Circumstances in which a parental exception waiver may be appliedfor under this establishes a benchmark of at least 30% of the school day in http://www.lesley.edu/bilingual/charts.html
Extractions: Current Law (Chapter 71A) Defines "Children of limited English-speaking ability" (CLESA) as children who are either born in another country or children of non-English speaking parents and who are unable to perform ordinary classwork in English. Definitions Does not alter definition Defines "English learner" as a child who does not speak English or whose native language is not English, and who is not currently able to perform ordinary classroom work in English. Requires school districts to offer a program in transitional bilingual education when there are 20 or more CLESA students in any one language group in the district Establishment of Program Requires school districts to offer a program in transitional bilingual education when there are 20 or more LEP children in any one language in the district. Requires school districts to offer LEP students a sheltered English immersion program during a temporary transition period not normally to exceed one year. Establishes process for certification that pre-dates and differs from Education Reform. Requires teachers of transitional bilingual education to demonstrate communicative skills in English. Provides for exemptions.
The Pro-Family Law Center - Parent And Student Rights Project Learn and teach Teleologism. identify pro gay teachers, administrators and schoolboard members California education codes on sexuality and parental rights. http://www.abidingtruth.com/pflc/parent_student/
Parental Rights Take A Step Forward From the Article parental rights Take a Step Forward For over a generation schoolage kids Homosexual activists and abortion rights activists create http://www.eho.org/features/activism_schools.htm
Extractions: document.write(code); Message Boards Feature Articles Support Resource Center ... Search Activism in Our Public Schools Beverly S. Krueger The following is a compilation of information and resources which support the statements made in the EHO article " Parental Rights Take a Step Forward ." A recent letter to the editor claimed we could not support certain statements made in that article. We offer this brief, far from complete listing of examples. This article is not meant to cover all forms of activism in the public schools. First a Definition - obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Curriculum: A series of planned instruction that is coordinated and articulated in a manner designed to result in the achievement by students of specific knowledge and skills and the application of this knowledge.
C.P.R. Lafayette Home Page against government interference with certain fundamental rights and liberty Schoolboards simply does not have the right to dictate parental choices. http://www.cprlafayette.com/
Extractions: C itizens for P arental R ights) Lafayette, LA "Too often, too many don't see the loss of freedom as that big of a deal. That's the way the people who steal freedom want it. They want the average citizen still at the job, worried about what he is going to put in his mouth more than what he can say with it." -Jefferson Mack CPR Home Sign a Petition The Truth About Uniform s: The Untold Story ... Incredible things Administrators have said Position Statement We do not need government to dictate how we should rear our children. CHILDREN ARE NOT AND HAVE NEVER BEEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. Rigid dress codes and uniforms inconvenience and take valuable time from parents, students and teachers in a way that is detrimental to the goals of a superior educational system. Most parents strongly believe they have a self evident right to teach their children how to make appropriate choices regarding grooming and dress. The concept that parents have the primary duty and right to teach individual/non-collective values to their children finds clear, unequivocal expression in the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Parental Rights parental rights in Education (Minnesota Law). would be fraught with dangers (AbingtonSchool District v do not lose their constitutional rights to freedom of http://www.mfc.org/resources/backgrounders/parentalrightsMN.htm
Extractions: Parental Rights in Education (Minnesota Law) What's a Parent to Do? Parents with students in Minnesota's public schools often do not know their rights, and are unsure of what actions and options are available to them in various circumstances affecting their children. Such uncertainty is understandable, given the often conflicting statements that teachers, administrators, and others have made about a variety of school-related issues. Often, even education professionals are not clear on the rights of parents and students. This publication is intended to answer questions people may have as parents of a Minnesota public school student. Whether you are simply seeking information about the classes offered at your child's school or participation as a school committee, keep in mind these simple suggestions for being most effective in relating to public officials. Get to know those who represent the school or district by attending candidates days, open forums, school board meetings, and other similar meetings. Educate yourself and others about school board candidates and make sure you vote.
Extractions: An Infobrief Synopsis As the gateway to academic learning, reading well is an absolute survival skill in this information-driven age. The concerns of families, educators, and policy makers generate difficult questions: How can educators and families best meet the reading needs of individual children at different stages of development? What common ground exists between the whole language and phonics approaches to reading instruction? What can policy makers do to support children to readwithout imposing decisions on local schools? Since the turn of the century, educators have debated whether children are best introduced to reading through skill-or meaning-based approaches. Long-simmering tensions reached a boiling point in California in 1995, when the 4th grade reading scores on the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were 38th of the 39 participating states. California had recently endorsed whole language methodology in elementary school classrooms, and a pro-phonics backlash ensued. At the heart of the controversy are complex concerns about reading research, classroom practice, and ideology. LEARNING TO READ: DECODING TEXT OR CONSTRUCTING MEANING?
F A M I L Y F A C T S . C A Once again, the rights of parents by the British Columbia government to include moreparental involvement in government to immediately amend the school Act to http://www.fotf.ca/familyfacts/news/122002.html
Extractions: SURREY RULING ERODES PARENTAL RIGHTS, SAYS FOCUS VANCOUVER - "The Supreme Court of Canada's 7-2 ruling in the Surrey School Book case is yet another setback for parental rights," said policy manager for Focus on the Family Canada, Anna Marie White. The Court today ruled that the Surrey School Board erred in its decision to disallow the use of three books on same-sex parented families in kindergarten and grade one classrooms. "Once again, the rights of parents have been steamrolled by an activist judiciary showing complete intolerance for the views of the many Canadians with deeply held religious convictions," said White. "With this ruling, the Supreme Court has declared that regardless of significant parental concern their children will be subject to an unwelcome and complex sexual issue." "Parents send their children to school to achieve academically in math, science and the language arts. They neither need nor want the classroom to be exploited as a platform to advance a particular ideological agenda," White added.
Penfield Central School District Qualified art educators teach a comprehensive art program in grades 15. The windand percussion lessons beginning in grade 4. Each elementary school has a http://penfield.edu/dist_curriculum.asp
Extractions: Elementary The Penfield School District has a commitment to provide similar educational experiences for all elementary students in its four elementary schools. The elementary school program, while stressing mastery of traditional skills in math, reading, writing and science, is innovative in seeking ways to challenge students and develop critical and constructive thinking skills. Computer classrooms in each building serve as the starting point for the district's K-12 computer education program and allow for the integration of technology into the core curriculum. Qualified art educators teach a comprehensive art program in grades 1-5. The elementary program also includes a comprehensive general music curriculum with emphasis on active participation by students. Opportunities beyond the general music program include Suzuki lessons beginning in grade 1, traditional string instruction beginning in grade 3 and instrumental wind and percussion lessons beginning in grade 4. Each elementary school has a variety of choral and instrumental performing groups. Elementary librarians teach research skills and literature appreciation, as well as how to use electronic media in the library/media centers. Librarians work closely with classroom teachers to ensure a fully integrated approach to learning.
Principles Of Public Education In A Pluralistic Society is within the delegated envelope of parental wishes and people that can rely on humanrights protections in to identify nonChristian public school students as http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/education/ed0005.html
Extractions: Principles of Public Education in a Pluralistic Society IAIN BENSON Over the wishes of both parents and school board trustees the insistence by educational authorities that books advocating the normalcy of same sex relationships be allowed in public school libraries and similar programs undermines the foundation of public education. Benson outlines the fundamental principles upon which a pluralistic system of public education must be based. Not only can these arguments be used in support of parental rights and freedom from excessive government interference in the domain of education, but they should also be viewed as supportive of the project of public education itself, which is surely threatened when these principles are ignored. Whether or not gay and lesbian advocates are willing to acknowledge it, the distinction between what we would now describe as "orientation" and "conduct" has long been recognized by philosophers and theologians, and it is the conduct, rather than the orientation, that raises the dispute. For this reason, it is simply inappropriate to teach that the conduct and the orientation are the same thing, or that the conduct is "normal," or even that viewing heterosexuality as preferable is a kind of "ism" akin to racism. Any attempt to force indoctrination on students (beyond what is considered to be "core" morality) under the guise of "tolerance" or "anti-discrimination" usurps the public nature of education for private group aims and is a cynical misuse of the very terms it seems to support.
Fatherville.com - Politics In Fatherville But this is often no small task. It sometimes becomes necessary toinvolve the legal system to obtain equal parental rights. This http://www.fatherville.com/fatherville-politics.shtml
Extractions: 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen : Raising... It's an unfortunate fact that marriages sometimes end in divorce. Some marriages end amicably with both parents working together in the best interest of their children. Other marriages end bitterly with neither spouse willing to speak with the other. Most Fathers desire to stay actively involved in the lives of their children. But this is often no small task. It sometimes becomes necessary to involve the legal system to obtain equal parental rights. This section of Fatherville is about the constant battle that parents, fathers in particular, face in obtaining and keeping these parental rights. Fatherville does not provide legal advice and, in fact, where possible, suggests that parents invest their time working to build bridges of cooperation rather than hiring attorneys to defend parent's rights.
Accomodations List for student with school or mental health counselor provide social skills trainingby outside mental health professional or agency teach selfinstructional http://www.coping.org/involvepar/accomform.htm
Bishops' Statements for religious lobbies and even the decimation of the public school system. parentalRights Promoted. In reality, the Milwaukee parental Choice Program http://www.nebcathcon.org/bishops'_statements.htm
Extractions: THE CONFERENCE: Legislative Issues Legis. Bills 2003 Pol. - Responsibility ... Current Issues Capitol Correspondent: Columns Past Column Index PRO LIFE Current Issues ... NE Catholics for Life Life Insight: Columns Past Columns Past. Plan Pulse Preg. Help Centers ... Letter to Senator Newsletter: Parent Advocate Attn: Travelers call 800-627-7846 for nearest Roman Catholic Church and Mass times. Throughout this website, the NCC provides links to other websites solely for the user's convenience. By providing these links, the NCC assumes no responsiblitity for, nor does it necessarily endorse the websites or organizations linked. Nebraska Bishops' Statements on: [by date of release] 25 Years of Roe v. Wade Parental Rights in Education Economic Hardships Affecting Rural Life UNMC Fetal Tissue Use ... Pastoral Letter Regarding Project Rachel Statement of the Catholic Bishops of Nebraska On the 25th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade - January 22, 1998 Three years ago, in his encyclical The Gospel of Life , Pope John Paul II described how our culture is immersed in a conflict between good and evil, between a "culture of life" and a "culture of death." He spoke of various attacks on human life, but called special attention to a particular "category" of attacks: abortion and euthanasia; attacks which strike at life when it is most frail: in its earliest and its final stages; attacks which not only are no longer considered crimes, but are elevated to "rights"; attacks which take place in, and with complicity of, the very sanctuary of life: the family.
Extractions: Liberty, Equity, and Diversity By R. Kenneth Godwin and Frank R. Kemerer Designing a Voucher Program That Promotes Equity 2. The Outcomes of School Choice Policies Why Opponents Expect Choice to Lower Academic Outcomes Empirical Hypotheses Concerning the Impacts of Choice School Choice and Segregation How Do Parents Choose?
