Archive for May, 2012

• SHOULD CHILDREN IN NEW HAVEN BE GIVEN PRIORITY ADMISSION TO SCHOOLS IN THEIR COMMUNITY BEFORE SUBURBAN STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED SPACES?

  Thursday, May 31st, 2012

  Do Suburban Parents Game Pre-K in the New Haven Public School Early Childhood to Pre-K programs? Mr. Linehan Says “No.” In talking about how the NHPS Magnet program works, whose idea was it to use the word “game” anyway? According to Wikipedia: Gaming the system (or bending the rules, playing the system, abusing the system, can be defined as manipulating the system for [a] desired outcome”.[1]
  It seems an odd choice of words. We report; you decide. See NHI article, May 30, 2012

• WHAT IS THE FUROR OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE REALLY ABOUT?

  Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

  On the issues of Same-Sex Marriage – Those who assume positions of leadership should take the higher road of enlightenment; they need to make a clear commitment to what is fair and equitable; they need to set the standard that represents America as a nation. That seems to be what President Obama has chosen to do.

• THERE IS A DREAM IN THE LAND – A POEM BY LANGSTON HUGHES

  Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

  To those who like to quote Langston Hughes as a writer of liberation poems, and to those who might not be familiar with Mr. Hughes’ work, we invite you to read this popular Langston Hughes poem before castigating the President (or joining those who are castigating him) for his stand on Same-Sex Marriage. The poem is called “A Dream In The Land.”

• CANCER GENETIC COUNSELING, SCREENING AND TESTING – WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW COULD HURT YOU

  Thursday, May 17th, 2012

  IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER:
  * Is there a history of cancer in your family?
  * What are Cancer Genetic Markers?
  * How would you know if you have them?
  * Ever heard of BRCA1 & BRCA2? How about P53?

• OneWorld Salutes Mothers And Nurturers Everywhere, May 13, 2012

  Sunday, May 13th, 2012

  “Regardless of the outcomes being a mother challenges us to learn and GROW. With a little luck we get the opportunity to be more effective, wiser, thoughtful and more inspirational grandmothers and great-grandmothers.” (N’Zinga Shani, Mother & Grandmother)