Archive of Local Policy
Wisconsin Mascot Law Having an Impact
on August 4th, 2010 in Blog by Circe Stumbo | No CommentsThe Kewaunee School District in Wisconsin has decided to formally discontinue the use of its Indians team name and logo! We think this is an extremely important issue for public education today. This decision comes after Wisconsin passed the historic Race Based Nicknames, Mascots, and Logos Law. Here is some…
Continue reading...A guest shares her thoughts on the proposed curfew
on November 30th, 2009 in Blog by Circe Stumbo | No Commentsby Brandy Johnson Tomorrow (December 1), a proposed curfew for minors in Iowa City will come up for consideration by our City Council. I was recently asked if I felt that the curfew proposal was focused on black youth. My answer was “ABSOLULTELY YES!” The violence that people talked about during…
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