SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases
SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias
Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum Lucy Liu, producer of child trafficking film, says fight against illegal trade will be long
Lucy Liu film highlights child trafficking Gay marriage foes win in Maine and California with message about schools
Gay marriage foes win with message about schools A year after Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal, schools have little to celebrateHIGHFIELD, Zimbabwe — Stinking waste flows into the yard from the classroom toilets of B Block. Teachers hold lessons in the shade of trees outside: Much of the schoolroom furniture is piled into heaps of broken wood. Federal judge: Seinfeld book won’t cook up consumer confusionNEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday tossed out a cookbook author’s claim that comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s wife was a culinary copycat when she came out with her own book explaining how to entice children to eat vegetables. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Michael Jackson’s wishes preserved after lengthy hearing, but not without a little dramaLOS ANGELES — The wishes Michael Jackson expressed in his will began to come into reality Monday during a lengthy court hearing, with his mother placed firmly in charge of rearing his children and the two men he designated still at the reins of his financial empire. Evil children in film: Moviegoers can be chilled by subgenre that continues with ‘Orphan’NEW YORK — Evil kids: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t kill ‘em. Leading British children’s authors boycott school readings over criminal records checkLONDON — Some of Britain’s leading children’s authors are refusing to do readings in schools because of a new policy requiring them to be registered in a national database and undergo criminal background checks to prove they aren’t sex offenders. Leading UK children’s authors to boycott school readings because of new criminal records checkLONDON — Some of Britain’s leading children’s authors plan to boycott school readings when a new government rule requiring them to undergo criminal record checks takes effect in October. Road trip on a budget: Camping and long drives with kids for 3,000 miles cross-countryMARION, Mass. — With one set of grandparents on the West Coast and one on the East, my kids have seen the USA from the window of an airplane plenty of times. Michael Jackson’s mother files for guardianship of the singer’s 3 childrenLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s mother is caring for the singer’s three children and asked the court Monday to declare her their guardian. Famous moms offer Horton, Charlotte and a Christmas goose among their favorite kid-lit momentsLove and magic live in children’s books. Just ask mom! AP Exclusive: For ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ kids, life is little changedMUMBAI, India — Rubina Ali’s house is flooded with sewer water, and her feet itch. She’s discovered a world of creepy-crawlies in the opaque gray water: scorpions, rats and slithery creatures with lots of legs. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
BC-US–Best Sellers-Books-USAToday Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSFICTION 1. “First Family” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H) Animals, aliens, fantasy and fun: Summer’s family films from ‘Up’ to ‘They Came From Upstairs’LOS ANGELES — Animated animals and pint-sized aliens. Museum relics that come to life at night. Magic rocks that make wishes come true. A bouquet of balloons big enough to lift a house into the sky. Billy Joel piano auction to benefit NYC music studentsNEW YORK — A baby grand autographed by the Piano Man is being sold to raise money for music students in New York City. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsChildren’s Entertainment
Latest Friend FeedsChildren’s Entertainment
|
