Report: There Are Too Few School Counselors for Traumatized Black Children – But Plenty of Punishment

Posted at http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/09/27/report-there-are-too-few-school-counselors-for-traumatized-black-children-but-plenty-of-punishment/ Atlanta Black Star “Black and brown children, who are most likely to live with trauma, run a much greater risk of facing harsh punishment and school discipline rather than receiving the crucial mental health counseling they need … Continued

Judge Rules Ex-CIA Officials Can Be Questioned in Torture Case

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Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/06/judge-rules-ex-cia-officials-can-be-questioned-torture-case Published on Thursday, October 06, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘This order affirms that our judicial system can handle claims of CIA torture, including when those claims involve high-level government officials,’ says ACLU By Nadia Prupis, staff writer … Continued

Teachers: Now is the Time to Reexamine Testing in PA Schools

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-06/education/teachers-now-is-the-time-to-reexamine-testing-in-pa-schools/a54351-1 October 6, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — The latest school-level scores on statewide standardized tests show some improvement over 2015, but education advocates in Pennsylvania caution … Continued

Lots You Can Learn and Do to Act for the Environment

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From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Federal action opportunities: *Submit comments in support of investment in energy efficiency and clean energy, especially in low-income communities across the Commonwealth under the proposed Clean Energy Incentive Program.  Click through for opportunities … Continued

Court Rules Counties Can Be Sued to Force Adequate Legal Defense

Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-30/civil-rights/court-rules-counties-can-be-sued-to-force-adequate-legal-defense/a54267-1 September 30, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates say that inadequate legal defense is the leading cause of wrongful convictions. (Erika Wittlieb/Pixabay) PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has … Continued

Congressional Scorecard—Where Members of Congress Stand on Torture

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From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Today we are happy to announce the NRCAT Action Fund 2016 Congressional Vote Scorecards.  Our scorecards show how every Member of Congress voted on torture-related issues for the past several years.  Look … Continued