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  2. The Memphis 13 - Wikipedia

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    Kyles believed that first graders were not tainted and therefore were better suited to integrate the schools. [1] The story of the Memphis 13 has been made into a documentary by Professor Daniel Kiel, a professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. The documentary is 35 minutes and consists of interviews with the 13 ...

  3. Freedom of speech in schools in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech applies to students in the public schools. In the landmark decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the U.S. Supreme Court formally recognized that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate". [1]

  4. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

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    [13] The Third Circuit cited Tinker when ruling that the school's ban on the bracelets violated the students' right to free speech because the bracelets were not plainly offensive or disruptive. [14] The court also cited Fraser, saying the bracelets were not lewd speech. [14] The Supreme Court later declined to take up the case. [15]

  5. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1642 the Massachusetts Bay Colony made "proper" education compulsory; other New England colonies followed this example. Similar statutes were adopted in other colonies in the 1640s and 1650s. [14] In the 18th century, "common schools" were established; students of all ages were under the control of one teacher in one room.

  6. Donald Trump speaks at a fourth-grade level, the lowest of ...

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    Former President Barack Obama made third place scoring a high ninth-grade level and Trump was found to have the worst ranking since Harry Truman in 1945 by scoring at a fourth-grade level.

  7. Phonics - Wikipedia

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    Reading by using phonics is often referred to as decoding words, sounding-out words or using print-to-sound relationships.Since phonics focuses on the sounds and letters within words (i.e. sublexical), [13] it is often contrasted with whole language (a word-level-up philosophy for teaching reading) and a compromise approach called balanced literacy (the attempt to combine whole language and ...

  8. The story behind the longest Oscars acceptance speech ... - AOL

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    In 1943, English actor Greer Garson won the Academy Award for Best Actress and spoke for an undefeated four minutes. Clémence Michallon revisits this page in Oscars history

  9. Impromptu speaking - Wikipedia

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    The competitor will then have 5 minutes to compose a speech of five minutes with a 30-second grace period. There is a general outline for impromptu speeches, it is as follows: Introduction/roadmap (1 minute) First section (1 minute) Second section (1 minute) Third section (1 minute) Conclusion (1 minute)