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GLSEN Mass. Conference Works to Teach Respect

By Tony Hobday | Tuesday Apr 9, 2013
The Mar. 30 GLSEN conference at MIT brought together students, educators, parents and advocates, for a daylong block of workshops teaching a more inclusive curriculum.

Santorum Visits Tenn. College After Changing in Its LGBT Policies

By Jason St. Amand | Saturday Mar 3, 2012
Rick Santorum recently visited Belmont University in Nashville, soon after the school suffered a scandal that forced it to change its nondiscrimination policies. Meanwhile, Tennessee’s anti-gay "Don’t Say Gay Bill" has been posponed for three weeks.

U.K. Government Defends Catholic Schools’ ’Homophobic’ Booklet

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Feb 24, 2012
Michael Gove, Britain’s secretary of state for education, said that Catholic schools can use a booklet that teaches the Church’s views on homosexuality and that it does not go against the Equality Act.

Gay-Education Video for Schoolkids Ages 6-12 Has Rightwing in Frenzy

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jan 20, 2012
The Human Rights Campaign has several right wing conservatives upset, claiming that the video and other educational programs are harming their children.

Microsoft’s Philly high school traveled rocky road

By Kathy Matheson | Tuesday Jun 15, 2010
When the Microsoft-designed School of the Future opened, the facility was a paragon of contemporary architecture, with a green roof, light-filled corridors and the latest classroom technology, all housed in a dazzling white modern building.
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