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Practice the First Amendment –
and join FAPFA winners who do

Posted by on Feb 23, 2016 in Blog, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

  Earlier today, JEA, Quill and Scroll and the National Scholastic Press Association announced this year’s 11 First Amendment...

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Making points; not just giving them

Posted by on Jan 19, 2016 in Blog, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Stan Zoller, MJE A recent series of posts on the JEA Listserv piqued my interest more than others. The topic was news quizzes. What...

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Introduction to Morse v Frederick lessons

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Introduction by Peter Barringer Students’ First Amendment rights were explicitly established through the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme...

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District & Appeals Court Decisions Citing
Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues | 0 comments

(above) U.S. Circuit Court map [pullquote] Key RED:  Only broad interpretations of Morse YELLOW:  Both broad and narrow interpretations of...

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Scope & Sequence: Morse Teaching Units

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Introduction Before you begin working through this document, I’d first like to thank you for trying this unit in your classroom.  This...

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