Connections - January 2006

Connections

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Thanks to all of you who contributed to Connect for Kids in 2005. We appreciate your support. Please read Cecilia Garcia’s A Year of Challenges and Achievements.
Vol. 7, Is. 1  
January 4, 2006

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Articles

Mix It Up
Nations may squabble about the precise locations of their borders, but in a secondary-school cafeteria everyone knows where the lines are drawn...

Escuela Tlatelolco’s Three C’s: Community, Culture and Caring
Escuela Tlatelolco continues to put social justice and respect..

Youth Media's Eye on Iraq
Are military recruiters really telling it like it is?

Darwin: Putting a Human Face on Evolution
With debates over teaching evolution and intelligent design being carried out throughout the nation...

Putting the Brakes on Sports
Teamwork. Friends. Healthy exercise. That’s the upside of organized sports and activities for kids.

Book Corner
• Martin Guggenheim Author of What’s Wrong With Children’s Rights. Read the review and the book chat.

Upcoming Chat:
• A Love Like No Other

Congress has one more chance to avoid a final budget plan that could mean harder times for working families and children over the next five years. Details, along with time-sensitive funding alerts, are posted in Action Central.

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