Zero Tolerance Weapons Policy in Elementary School

Grade schoolers was to be suspended for up to 45 days for carrying a Boy Scout eating utensil device to class. Excessive?

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Help Music Education, Get Free Airline Tickets

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Take the money (just $300.00) you would be spending for a plane ticket, donate it to VH1's Save the Music Foundation, and get the roundtrip ticket for free from Jet Blue (good for one year)!

This is a major WIN/WIN for everyone.

Keep music in our schools.

One Teacher Can Make a Difference

http://www.thekelticdreams.com/

The Keltic Dreams Irish Dancers, are a group of 33 children ages 7-12 from Public School 59, PS 59 in the Bronx, NY. The school is situated in a low Socio Economic area in the Bronx and has a 95% poverty rate. The students are all African American and Hispanic and have no background in Irish culture.

Caroline Duggan inspired all these kids. Out of the almost 550 kids at her school, 500 have come out to her afterschool dance program. Caroline is the school's music teacher.

She's taken the dance troupe to Ireland twice already. They perform at a slew of events.

Donate to them. It's a wonderful program and a great tale of cooperation and accomplishment.