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Activist South Bay students secure computers for schools, save teachers
- 06-01-2011
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By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News
It's one of the ironies of public education: Students get steeped in lessons about democracy, but when it comes to running schools, they have no role, little voice and seldom are their opinions solicited. Sometimes, students see the stakes as too high to remain quiet. At various South Bay schools, they've launched their own campaigns to get better technology, to change school calendars and to save favorite teachers from layoff lists. They've rejected the notion that students should be seen and not heard. And they insist that as the people most affected, they need to raise their voices. (more...)
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