September 23, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A brief look at voting and elections in YA literature
September 14, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen contributor Riley Jensen talks about trying to navigate politics in the classroom.
December 7, 2016 by Heather Booth
I recently heard about how “video visits” were growing in popularity with prisons. As the details unfolded, my initial impression of interest (“Oh that’s nice – families could maybe see their incarcerated loved ones more often or from greater distances.”) turned to revulsion. The strategy is being used largely by local jails as a way to […]
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August 20, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The 2017 Beloit College Mindset List was released today, and it is worth a read, as always. Go ahead and take a look now if you haven’t already. I was already in college when the first Mindset List was released for the class of 2002, but I recall my friends and I poring over it (found […]
October 19, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
For the purposes of this post, it is really important that we come together as advocates for youth and leave behind our own personal political opinions. Really, you’ll understand what I mean in a moment. Regardless of what you may think about the Occupy Wall Street movement (OWS) and it’s message, I for one am […]
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