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Social Justice in Science Class
In science classes, we teach students to think carefully about the relationship between observation and hypothesis. Let’s encourage them to use that thinking to create a more just world.
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What We’re Reading This Week: April 26, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Identities
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated during May, offering a timely reminder of why and how educators should be honoring AAPI history and identity all year long. These resources debunk the model minority myth, explain the Hawaiian concept of aloha, challenge the erasure of Sikh Americans and more.
- What Is the Model Minority Myth?
- Hawaiians Live in Aloha
- (In)Visible Identity
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Parent Dress Code Fail: When Respectability Disrespects Families
The idea of a dress code for parents—like the one at Houston's James Madison High School—should bother us all. Schools need to engage with families as partners in students’ education, not troublemakers to control.
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Survey Questions Where is your school or district located? Which of these best describes your work setting? Elementary school Middle/intermediate school High school Ungraded/Alternative school Comprehensive (K–12) school
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About This Report
When we reported on the impact of the Trump election on school climate in the fall of 2016, we hoped that its effect would fade with the start of a new school year. But the 2017–18 school year began in the shadow of
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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Although the problem is widespread, not every school is affected. About one-third of the educators reported witnessing no incidents in the fall of 2018. Some noted that school had been in session for only a few months
April 23, 2019
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Politics is a Force Multiplier
In the 2016 Trump Effect reports, we reported that bullying had been politicized, with even young students latching on to political talking points and slogans as a way of isolating and intimidating others. This
April 23, 2019
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The Hierarchy of Hate in School
Whether looking at news media reports or reading educator stories, it’s clear that hate and bias are national, not regional, issues. We saw both media and educator reports from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in 2018
April 23, 2019
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Spotlighting—and Quantifying—the Problem
No one knows the extent of the problem nationally. In 2018, the SPLC’s Learning for Justice project, then Teaching Tolerance, collected hundreds of news reports detailing hate in schools directed toward individuals or
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