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Controversial book likely at OPS
The Omaha World Herald ^ | October 25, 2011 | By Jonathon Braden

Posted on 10/25/2011 9:55:39 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

Omaha Public Schools employees likely will get a controversial book about cultural proficiency during the second semester of this school year.

Reading the book won't be mandatory, but district officials hope employees do read it.

"You really can't mandate anything," said Carolyn Grice of OPS's student and community services department. "It will be an expectation."

The school board spent more than $130,000 in federal stimulus money to purchase 8,000 copies of the book, "The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change."

OPS officials have said the book is one aspect of the district's three-year plan "to systematically make a shift in the culture of this organization."

(Excerpt) Read more at omaha.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: omaha; ops
Omaha, the Chicago toilet on the Plains.
1 posted on 10/25/2011 9:55:49 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

” Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers.... “

Yeah - who needs all those stodgy ethical constraints, when we’re on a MISSION???

They’re not even trying to disguise it anymore, are they??


2 posted on 10/25/2011 9:59:46 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: US Navy Vet

Stimulus funds. figures.


3 posted on 10/25/2011 10:03:55 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: US Navy Vet

An anti-ethics book for their employees. wow.

Soon they’ll be teaching and demonstrating doggie style sex for the students too, with no ethical barriers.


4 posted on 10/25/2011 10:05:23 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Furthermore, the right to life comes before the pursuit of happiness.


5 posted on 10/25/2011 10:09:45 AM PDT by C210N (zer0 - a Marxonist spreading the flames of obamunism wherever he goes.)
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To: US Navy Vet

What absolute trash. How about a book that will help Omaha teachers understand and value their OWN culture? Or, better yet, a book that requires them to teach their students about the greatness of America? Or they could save the taxpayers’ money and just focus on academic rigor?


6 posted on 10/25/2011 10:11:35 AM PDT by American Quilter (Herman Cain for President: a conservative with 40 years of executive experience.)
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To: Uncle Ike; All

This from a school administration with a overall drop out rate of more that 30% . That’s right folks damn near 1 student in 3 does not graduate from the Omaha Public School system. Instead of wasting money on this they should be talking straight to people about what the problems are but tah isn’t PC so it will only get worse.


7 posted on 10/25/2011 2:56:02 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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