!@(uploads/images/schoolprotest.jpg:R200 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082600732.html)The Beirut Spring writes about controversy over a public school named after a Lebanese poet. This is a great example of an issue where students can take/argue sides and then also look at how both sides are spewing inaccuracies. Local connections immediately come to mind, curriculum connections are a-plenty.
This is yet another piece of reading provided by Global Voices, and yet another example of issues that I think would get our kids riled up about learning.