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December 4, 2018

Black Lives Matter Week of Action

Illustration of students receiving high fives from adults as they disembark their school bus.

This February, schools across the country will work in solidarity to launch a shared set of lessons and examine their schools’ policies in pursuit of social and educational equity for their Black students.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

Getting on the Right Track: How One School Stopped Tracking Students

Illustration of students being funneled down two different paths.

Tracking and ability grouping remain common practices in schools across the country despite research showing these practices contribute to segregated classes and opportunity gaps. In Walla Walla, Washington, a group of educators decided to try something different.

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Issue 35, Spring 2009

Teaching in the Downturn

Two Students looking at a Public School in the clouds with US Flag on top

Two experts offer opinions on what to expect from the economic crisis - and how to help your students cope.

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Class

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Jacqueline Jordan Irvine

Jacqueline Jordan Irvine is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University. Her specialization is in multicultural education and urban teacher education, particularly the education of African American students. Her books include Black Students and School Failure, Growing Up African American in Catholic Schools, Critical Knowledge for Diverse Students and Culturally Responsive Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Grades.

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October 24, 2016

An American Roster: Presidents in My Class

In this fourth-grade teacher’s classroom, a long lineup of U.S. presidential faces is tacked on the wall. She reflects on how a new president will soon gaze down on her students.

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Immigration Class Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation

Social justice education isn’t limited to humanities courses. Two math educators explain how their commitment to equity informs the way they teach.

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March 26, 2019

Teaching First-Graders About Microaggressions: The Small Moments Add Up

Two young students reading separate books.

For younger students, understanding that identity-based microaggressions pose a heavier burden than other painful moments is critical to developing anti-racist, empathetic behaviors.

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Religion Class Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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May 22, 2013

Social Emotional Learning Should Be Seamless

Social and emotional learning can boost academic performance and reduce instances of bullying and should be part of every lesson plan.

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August 2, 2013

Deconstructing the Female Body in the Media

This teacher used her writing class to help students become more aware of the advertising’s role in defining beauty.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

A Matter of Life and Death

Two scholars make the case for teaching religious literacy.

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Religion

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