Public intolerance for drugs is unquestioned in Tulia; the local school system is one of a handful in the area that mandate random drug testing for students, a policy that is being challenged in court.
One of the first presidents to declare a sanctuary campus explicitly was Michael S. Roth of Wesleyan, who announced in November that it "will not voluntarily assist" any efforts by federal authorities to deport students (a policy he reaffirmed on Jan . 29.
Rhee's version of education reform favors school accountability; charter schools; teacher evaluations that rely, in part, on students' test scores; private school vouchers for some students; a policy known as a "parent trigger," which lets parents take over failing schools; and handing mayors -- not school boards -- the reins on education.
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday that it will no longer bar schools from discriminating against transgender students, rescinding a policy put in place by the previous administration. .
Teachers unions will push to end evaluation systems based on student test scores, a policy they say does not accurately measure good teaching.
Throughout the demonstrations, the student activists maintained a policy of disciplined nonviolence.
Professor Koji Murata likes to ask his political science students a tough policy question: Is it ever proper for a government to lie to its constituents?
In Pineville, Louisiana, a gay-rights group recently held a candlelight vigil outside Louisiana College, a private Baptist college, to draw attention to a student policy that condemns students who engage or advocate engagement in "immoral" acts such as homosexuality or sex outside of marriage.
Students, faculty members, or Columbia staff who have concerns about a student's behavior or believed that a student violated policy, should file a report with SCCS at the link above.
Jennifer is the winner of a student policy blog contest sponsored by the Office of Government & External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships for students to share their thoughts on today's hot topics in policy and politics.
