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Donn Short

Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, the author considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation and concludes that the current legislation is often more responsive than proactive. "Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In "Don't Be So Gay!" Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is often more responsive than proactive. Moreover, cultural influences and peer pressure may be more powerful than legislation in shaping the school environment. Exploring how students' own experiences, ideas, and definitions of safety might be translated into policy reform, this book offers a fresh perspective on a hotly debated issue."--Page 4 of cover.

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Kaia Tollefson

"Volatile Knowing refers to the potential for positive change that can result when parents and teachers discuss the politics and policies of externally defined accountability mandates in education. Kaia Tollefson tells the story of twelve teachers and parents who breached the unofficial but deeply inscribed home school divide to discuss the current accountability-for-uniformity movement that has overtaken the nation's educational agenda at federal, state, and local levels. This kind of volatile knowing offers hope that - together parents and teachers can ignite a new, child-centered movement for accountability and creativity in America's public schools."--book jacket.

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George B.N. Ayittey

"Despite billions of dollars of aid and the best efforts of the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, violent dictatorships persist. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Political observers and policymakers are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students. "--

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Nick Bruel

Cet adorable personnage et ses aventures loufoques sont une parfaite introduction aux romans à chapitres. Les enfants adorent Méchant Minou et ses pitreries les font rire aux éclats. Il est temps d'élire le nouveau président du Club des Chats du Quartier. Qui gagnera les élections? Le candidat choisi par les chats du côté droit de la rue? Ou celui des chats du côté gauche? Quand le grand jour arrive, un candidat (devinez qui?) se rend compte qu'il ne s'est même pas inscrit sur les listes électorales. Le résultat des élections pourrait bien surprendre Méchant Minou. Tout se jouera sur le dernier bulletin, envoyé à la dernière minute par un vieux minou.