Thursday, October 29, 2020

Can A Bystander Be Suspended From School?

 By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 What does it take to issue a valid school suspension?  Does a student have to DO something, or can they just be near someone who does something?  Over the years,...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Indian, Pakistani journalists talk objectivity, challenging officialsThere were several loose ends and leftover questions from last week’s peace journalism seminars for 80 engaged Indian and Pakistani journalists. (See previous post, below).Q: One journalist...
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Monday, October 26, 2020

Pakistani, Indian journalists gather on ZoomAmong peace journalism’s many powers is an ability to help journalists see their key role as bridge builders, cross-cultural agents who can help bring conflicting parties closer to reconciliation.This bridge...
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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Transitioning To College As A Disabled Student And Getting Support While You Are There

 By Michelle Ball, California Education Attorney for Students since 1995 Transitioning from high school to college can be exciting and challenging for young adults.  For a student who was previously on an IEP (Individualized Education Program)...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Study: Media don't celebrate Trump's Covid diagnosisThe media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s bout with Covid-19 has been largely free of “just desserts” narratives, while attacks against him for being irresponsible have grown as the president has recovered,...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Post Independence, markets have failed Indian farmers

 Reiterating what a former US Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz (at the time of Richard Nixon) had once given a call: “Get big or get out,” Sonny Perdue, US President Donald Trump’s Agriculture Secretary too recently said: “In America, the big get...
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Saturday, October 3, 2020

In US, the big is getting bigger and small farmers are on way out -- My interview

At a time when farmers are up in arms against three contentious agriculture bills passed in Parliament advocating an open market system, agriculture expert and commentator Devinder Sharma talks to Sanjeev Verma on how open agriculture markets...
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Friday, October 2, 2020

The new Peace Journalism magazine has arrived!The October, 2020 edition of the Peace Journalist magazine is out! It features reports on Zoom conferences and peace journalism projects from Brazil, Israel, Yemen, Sudan, and elsewhere.The magazine is posted...
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