Scholastic Update articles from November 1997

Scholastic Update archives from November 1997

A case of black and white. (reverse discrimination case at Piscataway High School in New Jersey)(includes a related article on affirmative action)(Cover Story)
November 3, 1997... It's a warm, autumn afternoon and students at Piscataway High School in New Jersey are slamming lockers and jostling each other as they noisily shuffle off to class. In one classroom, Debra Williams, 45, stands at the front of the computer...

Overruled! With its most-sweeping decisions in decades, the Supreme Court has bolstered its power as the nation's ultimate legal authority. (includes a related article on the functions of the court and personal profiles of the justices)(Cover Story)
November 3, 1997... You can say what you want on the Internet. You don't have a right to have a doctor help you commit suicide. You can be ordered out of your car by a police officer. These were just a few of the rulings the Supreme Court issued this year in a...

Freedom of speech in cyberspace? (classroom exercise for holding a mock Supreme Court hearing)
November 3, 1997... The Internet and the World Wide Web have been celebrated as the greatest educational tools to come along since the printing press. Just turn on your computer, boot up, open your Web browser and -- zap -- you can click and browse your way...

Teddy - the bear in the bully pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt could be brash and outrageous, but he shaped the modern presidency.
November 3, 1997... White House, March 5, 1904 Dear Kermit: I am wrestling with two Japanese wrestlers three times a week. My throat is a little sore, because once when one of them had a stranglehold I also got hold of his windpipe and thought I could...

Volunteer ... or else! (mandatory volunteerism for high school students)
November 3, 1997... Dale Davis is knee-deep in mothridden clothes and threadbare blankets. The 16-year-old high school junior from Calvert County, Maryland, is giving a few of her precious after-school hours to a Catholic Charities homeless shelter. It's not the...

State-by-state almanac.(US Affairs Annual: 1997-1998)
November 17, 1997... This edition of UPDATE is packed with statistics, charts, and graphs to help you better understand what this nation is and how it works. They'll also show you what makes each state tick-economically, socially, and politically. But don't...

U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. (statistics)(US Affairs Annual: 1997-1998)
November 17, 1997... In addition to the 50 states, the U.S. has five territories gained through conquest or treaty. Puerto Rico and Guam, for example, were captured from Spain offer the Spanish-American War of 1898. Each of these territorial possessions today...

Reading between the lines. (interpreting statistics on the U.S.)(US Affairs Annual: 1997-1998)
November 17, 1997... Statistics look a lot like cold, hard facts. But if you know how to interpret them, they can offer great insight into a nation and its challenges. The boxes on these two pages show how you can compare your state with the rest of the nation in...

U.S.A. profile. (statistics on population, politics, geography, social issues)(US Affairs Annual: 1997-1998)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 17, 1997... U.S. AT A GLANCE Total area: 3,536,340 sq. mi. Total population: 267,792,000 (1997)(1) Female: 51.0 Male: 49.0 White (non-Hispanic):...