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We are living in a digital age where students, myself included, can post, tweet, and update their status about every thought that goes through their heads. Some of those thoughts posted online has landed some kids in hot water. The severities of th incidents vary anywhere from venting about a hall monitor being mean or how a profile that was made as a joke that cost a teacher his job.

"With so many resources online, many students are using it as a valuable resource for academic research these days. And it's mostly valid-there are plenty of scholarly and legitimate websites out there that can provide valuable information. But you will have to cite your sources correctly if you want to use information you found online in your papers."

Nice tips for students.

Written by a student, this essay is informative and explains the Patriot Act in laymans terms. The essay addresses the advantages of the law, how it could have been handeled better, and how it impacts the civil liberties of U.S. citizens.

Fourth Amendment is questioned in Supreme Court decision after a student was strip searched at school without parent notification. 14 year old Safford girl was searched for drugs.

Article seems to be written by a college student who is writing an argumentative paper on legalizing prostitution.  Good article to use for ideas but I would need to do my own research on statistics due to age of article.

From the moment that I started attending school, we were taught the pledge of allegiance. I spoke those words everyday in class for 10 years...but now it is being questioned. Is it consistant with the seperation of church and state? Is it favoring a specific religous group? Amongst many other questions, there is one that I believe should be asked, does taking this small phrase out of the pledge violate our right to the freedom of speech? I think that they should allow students to say if they would like to, and others may stay silent or think of something else they would like to say. And I believe that no student should be penalized for saying it.

Educational Programs in many cites in New York use the program to educated students about sex. Many students learn about sex through out TV or through friends, instead of educational programs. Parents can have the stratification that they children will be well educated about prevention and risk of sex. These will also reduce teen pregnancy and educated girls.

Based off of statistics the issue is not whether or not sex education is appropriate in schools, but what kind of sex education should be taught. A portion of parents prefer that schools only teach their children strictly about abstinence. Other parents prefer that the school teach a program referred to as "abstinence-plus", which educates students on birth control and abstinence.

The long constant debate about sex education in schools has come to a halt. For the most part students, parents, and principals are satisfied with the topics being taught, however a low percent think only certain topics should be discussed.

Looks like a popular article.

This article is a two sided of opinion of a very concerning topic to many Americans today. Should we teach our children the bible in school? There are schools such as in Georgia that are for the first time allowing funds to be allocated to teaching high school classes the Old and New Testaments. The students say that there are many different reasons for them to take the classes, believers or not. It seems to be a rising trend proving that more and more students enjoy these classes. I am determined to answer my own question. If our founding fathers put our country in place basing it from morals and values found within God and His word, the Bible, who are we to take it away?

Governor Jerry Brown passed the bill that students under the Dream Act were allowed government aid from scholarships and loans. They will only be accepted for the loans if they prove their residency in the states and plan on getting citizenship after their education is done.

The rise of college tuition is in correlation with the amount of debt students leave college with. College has become something of a luxury to some students. This causes less people to buy homes and in turn hurts the economy.

The article shows the average student loan debt, and also talks about the fact the students come out of school with no job or unemployment.

Growth and decline of illegal immigration over the past years. Here shown are some statistics on things like, percentage of k-12 students whose parents are illegal immigrants, what percentage of immigrants are Mexican, and how the population levels differ with each passing year. This article also gives charts to help better understand the curve of illegal immigration in the U.S.

Your Safety and Security or Your Civil Liberties - Which is More Important? By Lisa Prososki, an independent education consultant and former middle school and high school Social Studies, English, Reading, and Technology teacher Subjects: Government, civics, social studies Lesson Objectives Students will: Understand the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the controversies that led the ACLU to take legal action against the legislation.

can a person educational knowledge be based on a single test score

Very good article, I am not sure its really a personal freedom, but I really enjoyed reading the article about schools preparing for the anti-bullying curriculum and talks about the Dignity for All Students Act, and this act is not just about the internet , but text messaging as well.

This article talks about the freedom of religion in Missouri public school. It gives information about the making of a new law that allows students to decided whether they want to participate in a religion base topic or practice.

In this article, the author is explaining how this country has grown due to the diversity from those immigrants that come to our country. He also explain the major benefits that we will have as a country in allowing those who meet the Dream Act's requirements to be able to be at least temporarily legalized, as they demonstrate their ability to be great Americans.

The debate over school uniforms, if they make students learn better. Better for schools or not?