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Argentina debating granting right to vote to teens, immigrants

Global Politics

Argentina’s president has a proposal out to grant the right to vote to a number of people who currently are disenfranchised, namely 16- and 17-year-olds as well as immigrants who’ve lived in the country for two years.

Corporal Punishment in South Africa

School Year Blog: The Boy Who Lost His Eye During a School Beating

Development & Education

Argentina Bill Would Expand Voting Rights

Conflict & Justice

South Korea debates students discipline

Global Politics
The World

Disabled Students More Likely to Face Corporal Punishment

Conflict & Justice
The World

In many U.S. classrooms, corporal punishment is still the school bully

Global Politics

It turns out that in many parts of the United States, corporal punishment is still standard operating procedure. A joint Human Rights Watch and ACLU report finds that nearly a quarter of a million students were paddled or spanked last year. The Takeaway explores what this says about the American school system and culture.