Posts Tagged ‘Middle school’

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Nov11

The “Cash For Grades” Program

by Duane on November 11th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Headlines, Just "Why?", Our children

Thankfully, it was shut down. But the fact that it was once an active fundraiser scares me.
(newsobserver.com) Selling candy didn’t raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro middle school tried selling grades.
However, the fundraiser came to an abrupt halt today after a story in the News & Observer raised concerns about the the [...]

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Aug14

The warnings didn’t stick (sigh!)

by Duane on August 14th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Posted In: Commentary, Education, Just "Why?", Our children, Our Expression

Mansfield B. Frazier warned us last year.
“Comedian Chris Rock used to do a routine that questioned why, in most cities with a substantial black population, the most crime-ridden street is virtually always named after Martin Luther King Jr. The answer, of course, is that black folks, in our rush to honor our great civil rights [...]

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