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more about #school more comments → HereComesMyBaby: This British Jewish day school has the same entry requirements as the State of Israel has for its immigrants! more » deitybox: I think the synagogue president's claim is BS. This doesn't change the definition of "who is Jewish" (as if the majority of Jews could agree on that a... more » deeemer: I'm so excited! I'm going to start suing the living daylights out of every single college - that receives government funding of course - that rejecte... more » LaComtesse: "Essentially, we must now apply a non-Jewish definition of who is Jewish" I hate this. I would venture that MOST Jews in the Western world do not adh... more » RubyPenelope: I find this ruling to be worrisome. While I disagree with the Orthodox and their view of only recognizing orthodox conversions, I also think that this... more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Being Jewish: a matter of race, or religion? more » CremeBruDont: It does seem like the school is using a ethnic group justification for why it should be granted a religion-based exemption. Can't have it both ways. more » Lymed: I don't understand why you say it may not seem to be a big issue. It isn't the fact that there are a lot of non-Jews who want a strict parochial educ... more » JennaW: Best line in the whole article: Lawyers said it was the most controversial ruling since the supreme court was created in October. Yes, the MOST cont... more » sequined: I am fairly sure that there have been studies and reports (I think featured on Jezebel) in the past that suggest that everyone learns better around gi... more » la.donna.pietra: The only anecdotal evidence I can provide is from Hogwarts. 3/4ths of those kids turned out okay. Clearly, the answer is to provide mixed-sex educat... more » Hecklerette: I went to an all girls high school. I can't trust my own observations of myself, but I feel OK. My brother went to hugely elite all male high school,... more » thehighshelf: it's not surprising that a dominant group, separated throughout their developmental lives from a minority group, can't relate to that minority group l... more » salthegeek: This explains ALLOT of things in my current life.... (Or why I end up in the Friend Zone with all my friends that are girls) more » theamazeeaz: Three things: 1. I did the single-sex thing for college. A women-only environment takes away any sense of gender roles, turning clubs and subjects in... more » -
#faithbased
British Supreme Court: Yes, You Can. (Go To Jewish School.)
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has decided that London's Jewish Free School practiced racial discrimination when it gave lower admissions priority to a pupil on grounds that he was not ethnically Jewish: More » -
#genderstudies
Are Single-Sex Schools Bad For Boys?
A new study suggests single-sex schooling makes boys more likely to divorce — and even suffer "malaise" — when they grow up. But is single-sex schooling bad for girls as well?
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#clothescalls
"She's Not A Troublemaker. She Is Gay."
That's the mother of Ceara Sturgis, she of the no-tux-in-the-yearbook. As gender identity becomes an issue in schools, the New York Times can't help but wonder: whither dress codes? More » -
#halloweenies
First, They Came For The Ax Murderers: Censorship Of Kids' Halloween Costumes
According to the Times, some schools are now banning kids from wearing Halloween costumes that are "too scary - or offensive, gross or saddening." So what's left? More » -
#schooldaze
"That's Just Who I Am. I Don't Dress Like A Girl. I Don't Even Own Any Girl Clothes."
Ceara, an openly gay female student in Wesson, Mississippi, wore a tux in her yearbook photo; school officials are refusing to include the pic. "I'm paying for the yearbook. Why can't it be in there?" Ceara rightly asks. [WLOX] -
#weightymatters
Study: Family Education Ups Eating Disorder Risk
Girls whose parents (and, interestingly, grandmothers) went to college are more likely to be diagnosed with an eating disorder, according to a new study. The risk also grows up as their grades do. [Reuters] -
#panicattacks
You Can Ban The Bracelets, But You Can't Ban The Issues Behind Them
A middle school in Colorado has banned all jelly bracelets, as administrators fear that students are wearing them in order to participate in the infamous "snap" games, wherein bracelets are allegedly used to represent certain sexual acts. More » -
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#dontwalk
Would You Let Your Kids Walk To School Alone?
When I drive to work in the morning, I often pass children on their way to school. Sometimes, they're in groups, and sometimes, they're alone. And I must admit, seeing kids walk by themselves makes me really nervous. More » -
#savethechildren
GOP? STFU! Obama Is Not "Indoctrinating" Kids Into Socialism
"As far as I am concerned, this is not civics education - it gives the appearance of creating a cult of personality." What. The. Fuck. How did a speech asking students to work hard become a political clusterfuck? More » -
#backtoschool
Time For School: Afghan Girl Struggles To Get Education
Last night, PBS aired Wide Angle's Time For School 3, a documentary series that follows seven school children from around the world, like 16-year-old Shugufa, whose education may be cut short by Taliban attacks and household obligations. More » -
#maybemaybenot
Study On Men, Women, And Tentativeness Causes Spiral Of Self-Doubt
A new study tackles the myth that "men are direct while women are tentative." I have to confess, it's one gender stereotype I used to believe.
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#schoolbored
Education's Underbelly: Incompetent Teachers Imprisoned In "Rubber Rooms"
In New York City, 600 public school teachers spend every day in the school year crammed into tiny rooms where they are paid to do nothing. According to The New Yorker, these "Rubber Rooms" reveal basic problems with education today. More » -
#lalecheleague
Sibling Study Suggests Breastfed Babies Do Better In School
In a new study, kids who were breastfed were more likely to do well in high school and go to college than their siblings who were not. Study authors caution that more work is needed to definitively establish causation. [Reuters] -
#socialstudies
Life Is High School
A new study, which one can only assume nerds released very reluctantly, shows that not only is life high school, but the prom queen always wins. More » -
#snapjudgment
Pakistani Pupil Takes The
BullBall By The Horns[Peshawar, Pakistan; May 4. Image via Getty]
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#classstruggle
Me Fail English? With Girls In The Class, A Little Less Unpossible
In news that may cheer Ralph Wiggum — and that the rest of us should probably take with a grain of salt — research shows boys do worse in English with girls in the classroom. More »
