8th Grade Civics

This pearltree is a collection of articles relevant to my 8th grade civics curriculum. Jun 14

Texas school can force teenagers to wear locator chip: judge

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-school-force-teenager-wear-locator-chip-judge-021126100.html

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A public school district in Texas can require students to wear locator chips when they are on school property, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in a case raising technology-driven privacy concerns among liberal and conservative groups alike. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia said the San Antonio Northside School District had the right to expel sophomore Andrea Hernandez, 15, from a magnet school at Jay High School, because she refused to wear the device, which is required of all students.

Out of sight, detainees struggle to be heard - News

Irene Bamenga had her plane ticket to go home.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/12/10/secret-prisoners-insensitivity-and-little-public-accountability-lead-misery-immigration-detention/GATTsb4Jj2XrTT7pqd17gP/story.html

In shift, Tufts allows campus religious groups leeway in choosing leaders - Tufts - Your Campus

By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff Under a new policy, Tufts University will allow student religious groups to maintain religious requirements for its leaders, overturning a ruling that an evangelical Christian organization had violated the college’s nondiscrimination policy.

http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/tufts/2012/12/in_shift_tufts_allows_religious_groups_to_require_leaders_to_follow_faith.html

Big cases await Supreme Court's 2012-13 term

Affirmative action

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/10/politics/scotus.cases/index.html

Election graphics show how Obama won | The Ticket

Click image to see slideshow of maps that break down how Obama won.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/election-graphics-show-obama-won-221124144--election.html

Lawmakers in Washington and Boston holding hear - Flash Player Installation

By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff Barry Cadden, owner of the Framingham pharmacy whose drugs have been linked to hundreds of fungal meningitis cases and at least 32 deaths, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions Wednesday during a congressional hearing in Washington on the outbreak.

http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/11/14/lawmakers-washington-and-boston-holding-hearings-wednesday-meningitis-outbreak/gdWALgOKmYkOQbCopuqsbN/story.html

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Infographic: Extending Middle-Class Tax Cuts

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infographics/extending-middle-class-tax-cuts

More People Eschew Jobless Benefits Than Scam System

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Parents Object To Yoga Classes In Schools

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-workers-youll-likely-fired-131640914.html

CEO to Workers: I May Fire You if Obama Wins

David Siegel, the owner of Westgate Resorts, sent a surprising email to his employees Monday. David Siegel It said that if President Barack Obama wins re-election and raises Siegel's taxes, he will have to lay off workers and downsize his company - or even shut it down. "If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company," he wrote.

Swedens Socialist Based Society Can Be a Model For America "A rising tide lifts all boats" is particularly germane for Sweden. You can physically witness the daily occurrence walking around Stockholm’s famed archipelago, but it is socially that President John F.