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April 25, 2013

Poverty Excludes Qualified College Students

Despite efforts of college and university admissions people, high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas are being left out of the matriculation process because of poverty.

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Class

teaching strategy

Close and Critical Reading

Thinking Notes

Thinking notes are text annotations (highlights, underlines or symbols made on the text or in the margins) that document student thinking during reading. Depending on how you structure the task, these notes can indicate agreement, objection, confusion or other relevant reactions to the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 19, 2014

teaching strategy

Community Inquiry

Text Talk Time (3-5)

Text Talk Time is a whole class discussion that facilitates rich dialogue, active listening and use of textual evidence.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, RL.3-5.3, RI.3-5.3, RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, RL.3-5.5, RI.3-5.5, SL.3-5.1

July 13, 2014

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January 23, 2023

Solidarity as Social and Emotional Safety

Five children leaning in toward the camera demonstrating community.

This model of social and emotional learning emphasizes mutual aid, restorative justice and safety by design.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Dr. Daryl Howard

Daryl Howard, Ph.D., is an equity instructional specialist whose work and research interests include race and cultural proficiency, social emotional learning, and the triumphs and challenges of African American male students. As a member of Maryland’s State Department of Education’s Task Force on Equity and Excellence for Black Boys, he researches and recommends policy and practice to disrupt harmful narratives, decrease disproportionality and elevate achievement. Howard is instrumental in the work of the Building our Network of Diversity (BOND) Project, where he leads initiatives focused on

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

When Schools Cause Trauma

Illustration of a lone young person in the dark looking out a window.

Trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed schools are spreading around the country. But if they don’t start with how schools themselves can induce trauma, they won’t work.

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August 25, 2020

Teach This: Texas Students Fight for Their Right to Vote

Illustration of teacher with giant pen pointing to form on clipboard.

Use this discussion guide to start a conversation with students about what voter suppression looks like today. Outlining the historical and present-day barriers to voters faced by students at one Texas HBCU, the featured video in this guide helps students recognize voter suppression and see how other young people are fighting it.

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Rights & Activism

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Media Literacy Is Vital During the Election Process

Media literacy – being able to access, analyze and evaluate information for accuracy and reliability across a variety of mediums – is crucial for us to make informed decisions.

October 4, 2024

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Issue 28, Fall 2005