2007 - 2008 programs

• Do public high schools still practice a form of “don’t ask, don’t tell” when it comes to including sexual orientation in their curricula & bullying policies?
  Albany High School
  Albany, New York
  March 19, 2008
• To what extent does geography determine the destinies of young people in rural communities?
  Schoharie Central High School
  Schoharie, New York
  March 5, 2008
• Should some criminals be punished by death in the United States?
  Rensselaer Middle/High School
  Rensselaer, New York
  January 16, 2008
• What steps can we take to further lower the rate of teen pregnancy in the United States?
  Rensselaer Middle/High School
  Rensselaer, New York
  January 9, 2008
• Should foster care services be extended to kids beyond the age of 18?
  Hoosick Falls High School
  Hoosick Falls, New York
  December 19, 2007
• What level of dissent is acceptable in American society?
  Coxsackie-Athens High School
  Coxsackie, New York
  November 28, 2007
• Other than due process, what rights do sexual offenders have in American society?
  Capital Region BOCES New Visions
  Law & Government Program
  Albany, New York
  November 20, 2007
• Is America ready for a universal health care system?
  Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School
  Berne, New York
  November 14, 2007
  
• Is China a scapegoat for problems within America's manufacturing industry?
  Lansingburgh High School
  Troy, New York
  November 8, 2007
• Is the case of the Jena Six a question of race, or unequal justice?
  Newburgh Free Academy
  Newburgh, New York
  November 5, 2007
  
• How is increasing obesity changing American society? And - why should we care?
  Duanesburg Central High School
  Delanson, New York
  October 24, 2007
• How can a previously vital, industrial-based city such as Troy, New York, affect sustainable change in the 21st century?
  Tech Valley High School
  Troy, New York
  October 10, 2007
  

2006 - 2007 programs

• What steps will Upstate NYS take to preserve its environment and limit developmental sprawl in the face of economic growth and Tech Valley?
  Lake George Central High School
  Lake George, New York
  May 2, 2007
• What does the federal government need to do to ensure continued financial stability for Social Security?
  Newburgh Free Academy
  Newburgh Enlarged City School District
  April 25, 2007
• Should the United States re-consider its laws and lower the drinking age to 18?
  Berlin Central School District
  Berlin, New York
  April 4, 2007
• Do Standardized Tests Assure a Quality Education for All Students?
  Amsterdam High School
  Amsterdam, New York
  March 28, 2007
• Does “Supporting Our Troops” Mean Supporting America’s Involvement in the War In Iraq?
  Troy High School
  Troy, New York
  March 20, 2007
• When Parents Use Science and Technology To Help Create a Healthy Child, Is It Common Sense or a New Form of Eugenics?
  New Paltz Central High School
  New Paltz, New York
  March 14, 2007
• Does A Form of Profiling Exist in Our Public Schools?
  Albany High School
  March 7, 2007
• Does Mainstream Hip Hop Music Promote and Perpectuate Negative Stereotypes of African-Americans In Our Society?
  Albany High School, Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School, Coxsackie-Athens High School, Troy High School
  March 5, 2007
• Does The Proposal To Re-Instate The Military Draft Have Any Merit?
  Lansingburgh High School
  Troy, New York
  January 18, 2007
• Would Students Benefit from Greater Involvement of American Businesses in Determining High School Curricula?
  Berlin Central High School
  Berlin, New York
  January 4, 2007
• Can School Cafeterias Provide Quality, Nutricious Foods That Kids Will Buy and Eat, Turn a Profit and Not Contribute To Rising Obesity Rates In Young People?
  Hoosick Falls Central High School
  Hoosick Falls, New York
  December 20, 2006
• Can Anything Be Done To Curb School Violence?
  Rensselaer Middle/High School
  Rensselaer, New York
  December 12, 2006
• Are Stricter Gun Control Laws Necessary to Reduce Violent Crime and Murder in the U.S.?
  Rensselaer Middle/High School
  Rensselaer, New York
  December 7, 2006
• Why Has Discrimination Based On Body-Image Remained Socially Acceptable In The U.S.?
  Berne Knox-Westerlo High School
  November 22, 2006
• In This Land of Plenty-Why is Malnutrition a Growing Problem Among Older Americans?
  Newburgh Free Academy
  Newburgh Enlarged City School District
  November 15, 2006
• Does the Traditional, One Size High School Education No Longer Fit All Students?
  Catskill High School
  Catskill Central School District
  November 8, 2006
• Is Apathy Among Young Voters A Myth or Reality
  Mohonasen Central High School
  Mohonasen Central School District
  November 1, 2006
• Depression In Adolescents
  Duanesburg Central High School
  Duanesburg Central School District
  October 12, 2006

2005 – 2006 programs

• Is the federal government’s collection of electronic telecommunications information domestic security or Big Brother?
  New Paltz Central High School
  New Paltz Central School District
  May 31, 2006
• Does religion and group prayer belong back in America’s public schools?
  Lake George High School
  Lake George , New York
  May 23, 2006
• Should the United States lead an international initiative to eliminate war?
  Mohonasen High School
  Rotterdam ( Schenectady), New York
  May 17, 2006
• Is it time for state and national governments to recognize same-sex marriages?
  Rensselaer Middle/High School
  Rensselaer, New York
  May 10, 2006
• Is a college education still an affordable part of the middle-class American dream?
  Duanesburg Central High School
  Delanson, New York
  April 25, 2006
• Almost 30 years after the Bakke decision, do we still need an affirmative action policy in the United States?
  Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District
  Waterford, New York
  April 13, 2006
• Problems of teen alcohol and drug use.
  Catskill Central School District
  Catskill, New York
  April 5, 2006
• Is it time for the United States to adopt an aggressive alternative energy policy?
  Hoosick Falls Central High School
  Hoosick Falls, New York
  March 28, 2006
• In a world of 24/7 communication and information, can journalism – and independent news - survive?
  Coxsackie-Athens High School
  Coxsackie-Athens Central School District
  Coxsackie, New York
  February 28, 2006
• Are young people using the Internet to create a “brave new cyber-world” of social relationships?
  Albany High School
  City School District of Albany
  Albany, New York
  February 1, 2006
• Are the employment practices of retail superstores a cost-effective model for the 21st century global marketplace, or a throw-back to 19th century?
  Hoosick Falls High School
  Hoosick Falls, New York
  December, 2005
• Is Maintaining A Safe Learning Environment In Our Public Schools Protection Or Censorship?
  Waterford-Halfmoon High School: Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District
  Waterford, New York
  November, 2005
• Creating Media-Literate Citizens In Our Classrooms.
  Teacher Town Meeting – WAMC Teacher Conference
  Albany, New York
  November, 2005
• Abstinence-only sex education: Is “just say ‘NO’ ” the only way to go for American public schools?
  Mohonasen High School
  Rotterdam ( Schenectady), New York
  October, 2005
• Reforming the Budget Process: the Proposed NYS Constitutional Amendment- Yea or Nay?
  Duanesburg Central High School
  Delanson, New York
  October, 2005
• Stereotypes of Urban Youth.
  Liberty Partnership Summer Public Policy Internship Program
  Center for Women in Government & Civil Society
  UAlbany, Albany, New York
  August, 2005

 

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updated 2/29/08 by Brady