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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Check out this t-shirt & the petition against it

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-jcpenney-to-stop-promoting-sexist-messaging-to-girls
Posted by Kimberly Simmons at 9:43 AM
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2012 - 2013 Point Parents

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Outing Club 2012-2013

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Summer Fun

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Alfie Kohn's coming, May 3

  • Register for the Educator's Workshop HERE
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  • Rethinking Homework - an article, reprinted on TeachersNet
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Environmental Health Links

  • Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
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  • Sandra Steingraber's bio
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