time to sleep.
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Single-Sex Schools: Separate but Equal? - Room for Debate
A new study debunks the benefits of segregation by sex in the classroom, and says the practice does more harm than good. Should it be illegal?It is unlawful now in combination with Federal money. -
Don't Be Tempted By Single-Sex Schools - Room for Debate
While the law may permit single-sex schooling in some circumstances, it’s not the magic bullet proponents proclaim.It is unlawful in combination with Federal money. -
Bucking the Trend at Women's Colleges - Room for Debate
Cultural forces lead many young women to believe that there are some fields of study that just aren’t for them.I am very sorry that the students at Bryn Mawr feel that way. -
Higher Premiums for Everyone - Room for Debate
To mandate that insurers provide coverage for residential treatment for such conditions could create far more problems than it solves.Insurance company whining about profits. -
A Necessary Option - Room for Debate
Single-sex schooling is not for everyone, but it is legal and cannot be compared to racial segregation.
It appears to be unlawful in combination with federal money.Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most commonly known simply as Title IX. The law states that
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."—United States Code Section 20, -
The Toilet of Tomorrow?
My preference. Waterless, odorless. No powered parts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clivus_multrum
Clivus multrum is a type of composting toilet and the name of a company that markets this brandname of composting toilets. "Clivus" is Latin for incline or slope; "multrum" is a Swedish composite word meaning "compost room," thus a "Clivus Multrum" is an inclining compost room.
Are Americans More Prone to A.D.H.D.? - Room for Debate
The high-energy, risk-taking traits of attention deficit disorder may be part of the nation's pioneer DNA. Or maybe we're just overmedicated.
The diagnosis is recent. The condition is as old as schools for children.-
billcole
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A Church Mary Can Love
I heard a joke the other day about a pious soul who dies, goes to heaven, and gains an audience with the Virgin Mary. The visitor asks Mary why, for all her blessings, she always appears in paintings as a bit sad, a bit wistful: Is everything O.K.?
In Kansas City Churches, No Mention of Abuse Scandal
With news of charges against Bishop Robert Finn and the diocese still fresh, priests struggled on whether to broach the subject, and how, in their sermons.October 16, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SEX CRIMES, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, KANSAS CITY (MO), CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, FINN, ROBERTKansas City Bishop Charged With Failure to Report Abuse
The indictment of Robert Finn is the first of a Roman Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.October 14, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: SEX CRIMES, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, PRIESTS, KANSAS CITY (MO), ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, FINN, ROBERT, RATIGAN, SHAWNCanada: Catholic Order Settles Sexual Abuse Suit for $17 Million
After initially denying allegations of sexual abuse at three Quebec schools it operated, a Roman Catholic order said that it had settled a class-action lawsuit by the victims.October 7, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: SEX CRIMES, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, PRIESTS, CANADA, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHVisiting Berlin, Pope Benedict Faces a Combative Homeland
Pope Benedict XVI will be greeted with demands for change on celibacy for priests, women’s role in the church, gay rights and aid for abuse victims.September 22, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS, CELIBACY, SEX CRIMES, GERMANY, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, BENEDICT XVIIreland Recalibrates Ties to Roman Catholic Church
The awe and fear the Roman Catholic Church once commanded in Ireland have given way to rage and defiance after revelations about the abuse of children.September 18, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: SEX CRIMES, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, IRELAND, VATICAN CITY, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHVatican Named in International Criminal Court Complaint
Two organizations asked the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute Pope Benedict XVI and three top Vatican officials.September 14, 2011MORE ON ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CASES AND: SEX CRIMES, PRIESTS, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, BENEDICT XVI
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Are Voters Looking for an Isolationist? - Room for Debate
Mitt Romney wants more intervention abroad. Can another candidate court the voters who don't?Of course.I may yet have to buy Krugerrands. -
Hal Horvath
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A Church Mary Can Love
I heard a joke the other day about a pious soul who dies, goes to heaven, and gains an audience with the Virgin Mary. The visitor asks Mary why, for all her blessings, she always appears in paintings as a bit sad, a bit wistful: Is everything O.K.?
No dramatic developments.
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Alabama's Immigration Law Is Permissible and Sensible - Room for Debate
The Alabama law will provide the research that Texas failed to obtain in Plyler v. Doe.How long until agriculture screams? -
Hard Work Is What Immigrants Do - Room for Debate
Americans will always look to a fresh wave of immigrants to do the work that we can’t or won’t do.Let us see how much must be paid to get a citizen workforce. -
Work Ethic and the Government's Role - Room for Debate
U.S. policies are nudging farm-related jobs in fields, at animal operations and at slaughterhouses in an evermore unappealing direction -- one that is more industrialized and chemical intensive.Has anyone tried raising the pay rate until a workforce shows up?Maybe there is a profit there. -
What Our Research on Single-Sex Education Shows - Room for Debate
Single-sex education fails to produce academic benefits and inflates gender stereotyping.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX
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