…Florence during the 19th century, was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist following her escape from slavery. “We are talking about two scholarship winners working on equality in different…
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…school. Our programs take place throughout Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin Counties. Home E Search query for: blog blog tag transgender rights ( Page 5 ) We Believe That Every Student…
Franklin Tech’s frogs along the river
GREENFIELD — Back around March, a Franklin Technical School shop teacher was approached about an idea regarding a frog and a few words to accompany it. Greenfield Rights of Nature…
The Constitution and the Pursuit of Happiness: Institutions, Virtue and Civic Dispositions
…course participants to answer questions and present current research on the history, origin, creation, and application of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. His presentations will deepen participants’ understanding…
Follansbee announces retirement as Easthampton school superintendent
…night. Over the past year, Follansbee has had a full desk. She has tackled racism and hate allegations at the city’s high school that drew a civil rights investigation by…
David L. Hudson Jr.
…much of his career, he has worked on First Amendment issues. He serves as a Justice Robert H. Jackson Legal Fellow for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and…
ESE votes to endorse practices for safe and supportive learning for LGBTQ students
…identity. 6. Schools, through their curricula, shall encourage respect for the human and civil rights of all individuals, including LGBTQ individuals. 7. Schools are encouraged to provide age-appropriate information about…
Annual Legal Issues Seminar: Special Education
…rights, discipline, the First Amendment, as well as recent state and federal laws and regulations that impact schools. Through in-depth discussions, case studies, and practical scenarios, participants will learn what…
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
…Commission on Civil Rights. The commission said inequities are caused by the fact that schools are most funded with state and local tax dollars. More than 92 percent of funding…
Graham Warder
…project to research and develop a unit on disabled veterans of the Civil War from Massachusetts. He also serves a lead scholar on Emerging America’s Reform to Equal Rights –…