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It’s time for quality sex ed, Nevada!
The comprehensive sex ed bill, AB230, is scheduled for a hearing at 2:30 pm on Monday, April 1. This is our chance to speak out in favor of quality health education for our kids! More info here.
Called to the principal’s office
December 2, 2012
Last week I awoke to a phone call from my daughter’s day school administrator. “Did you know that your daughter has a rash?” she said in the same curt, accusatory tone she uses at all times (or at least every time I have spoken with her). It’s 8 am and I had elected to sleep […]
A library is a terrible thing to waste
September 3, 2012
While the War on Women might be getting all the juicy headlines lately, there’s another issue quietly smoldering in the background noise of this election season. It’s buried under all the campaign rhetoric and doom-and-gloom forecasts about the economy. Our public libraries are not just threatened this election season. They’re fighting for their lives — […]
No safe bets: Revamping the school lunch program
June 14, 2012
Thanks to a long-overdue overhaul by the USDA, school lunches are likely to look a lot different starting July 1. Here in Las Vegas, the Clark County School District — the nation’s fifth largest — is readying to implement new school lunch guidelines this fall. And it’s one tall order. As this well-written and insightful […]
Sex ed homework
October 5, 2011
This is a press release from Planned Parenthood that I thought was interesting: ** PARENTS ARE TALKING WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX BUT OFTEN NOT TACKLING HARDER ISSUES ** Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada Launches Activities Around October’s Let’s Talk Month LAS VEGAS — Eighty-two percent of parents have talked to their children about topics […]
Let them play!
September 21, 2011
The National Women’s Law Center is hosting a Title IX webinar tomorrow called Rally for Girls’ Sports. Title IX, which became law in 1972, is designed to create equity for girls and women in the education system. Most notably, it has been used to create equal access to sports. Coaches, educators, parents and anyone interested […]
Who was your favorite teacher?
September 14, 2011
Over on Facebook, my friend D.J. Allen posted this idea: Let’s celebrate teachers a little today, if you don’t mind. Simply post the name of a teacher that made a big impact on your life. Add school, grade, etc. Let’s see what we come up with. I love the intention behind this! With a brand […]
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