“We want to get kids to question everything,” says Linda Ellerbee. Ellerbee is the producer of a new television program…
It’s an age-old summer ritual in American cities: Kids open fire hydrants to play in the water—only to have the…
I’ve had people disagree with me before, but never more viciously. “A wolf in sheep’s clothing,” I was called. “A…
The United Nations convened in Vienna a few weeks ago, and waltzed all over the subject of human rights. Amazingly,…
Picture books about Babar, the elephant king, are being pulled from the shelves. The stories have been judged dangerous for…
Picture a classroom with groups of people sitting at tables working on a math problem. It’s a simple task, but…
“Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue.” That’s President Clinton’s new compromise policy for gays in the military. The phrases sound…
“What did you get for Christmas?” Ida asked. Ida was an elementary school teacher and she was following the tradition…
Lazy days at the swimming pool used to be a family-oriented way to cool off in the summer. But in…
