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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Only Young Once: The Case for Dismantling the South’s School-to-Prison Pipeline

We must end the long-standing maltreatment and criminalization of Black children in the education system throughout the South.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

The Heart of Facilitation in Restorative Justice

Illustration of a group of children putting together a pieces to form an image.

Inclusivity, understanding of power dynamics and cultural sensitivity are the heart of facilitation for effective restorative justice practices.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Loving and Nurturing Young People

The author of ‘Humans Who Teach’ encourages us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Becoming a Village

This family-school-community partnerships model emphasizes a liberatory, whole-child approach and collective effort to nurturing all our children.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Child Hunger Should Concern Us All

Illustration of youth with arm across stomach and imposed image of school

Ensuring food security for all children is a national responsibility that should cut across political divides.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective

Illustration diverse group of people in patriotic image with stars and stripes

Exploring the historical complexity of this music lets us confront the various voices, functions and stories that a single patriotic song can embody.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Protect LGBTQ+ Progress Toward Equality

Collage image of historical and contemporary LGBTQ+ people with rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court

Recognizing that LGBTQ+ equality is interconnected with the fundamental rights of all people is essential in strengthening our shared democracy.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Fireflies

When 10-year-old Kaden wonders whether he’s gay, he turns to his older brother, who offers the love and acceptance all caring adults should give to a child.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

Listening and Learning: A Conversation With Valda Harris Montgomery

Photograph of Valda Harris Montgomery by Sydney A. Foster

Valda Harris Montgomery, who witnessed pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama, emphasizes the importance of learning the honest history of the movement.

Issue 6, Fall 2024

The Torch Is in Your Hands: A Conversation With Helen Sims

Photograph of Helen Sims by Sydney A. Foster

Helen Sims, aka the Old Storyteller of Belzoni, Mississippi, encourages us to accept the torch that is being passed to us.

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