School Survival

The new "Freedom" Initiative has passed. Now the drug companies will set the guidelines to see if your child needs brain drugs they sell. Twice a year they will be tested to see if your children "need" their products.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

By participating in this survey, you are helping us gather information on topics that are seen as roadblocks to making youth voices heard in all sectors of society. Your responses will be used to assist and encourage organizations, schools, and communities in their efforts to involve young people in meaningful, positive decision-making roles and activities. […]

"Should the government subject your children to mandatory mental-health screening without your consent? We say "NO!" The pharmaceutical industry says "yes" because it wants millions of new customers for drugs such as Ritalin. The psychiatry/psychology/counseling establishment says "yes" because they want millions of new patients. These groups are represented by the most powerful and highest […]

America proudly re-appointed her reckless, incompetent and corrupt government. How much of America? Fifty-two percent. The rest of us are aghast and dismayed.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

School board members believed that a state law governing the teaching of evolution was too restrictive. The science curriculum "should not be totally inclusive of just one scientific theory," said Joni Burgin, superintendent of the district of 1,000 students in northwest Wisconsin.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

UK: Children are to be barred from taking time off school to revise for exams after research showed that keeping them in supervised lessons led to dramatically higher grades.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

All NYRA members are urged to participate in NYRA's voting age protests, which will take place next Saturday, October 30th. NYRA has events planned in New York City and Sacramento, California. The New York event will begin at 1 PM in Union Square. NYRA members from three states will convene to hand out literature and […]

Bush won. I was kind of surprised. Didn't realise that half the American population is actually that stupid. Either that, or those voting machines were used to great effect for cheating. Anyway, I found some fun quotes on "why you should vote for Bush", really funny. A great way to drown your sorrows before World […]

George Bush will remain in office for another four years. Election day was a rollercoaster ride for left-leaning Kerry hopefuls, many of whom had resigned themselves to a lesser-of-two-evils position on the 2004 election. "Anything to get Bush out of office" ran the familiar mantra. And for a moment yesterday, there was even a glimmer […]

A part-time college instructor has apologized for kicking a student wearing a Republican sweatshirt in an off-campus incident.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article