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October 4, 2019

Sacred Spaces and the Work of Social Justice Educators

Photograph of the Civil Rights Memorial wall and fountain. The words "...until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. —Martin Luther King Jr." appear plainly on the wall.

The Civil Rights Memorial sits near TT's office. As we celebrate the birthday of its designer, Maya Lin, a TT staffer reflects on this space and its connection to the work educators do every day.

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Rights & Activism

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In Plain Sight: Special Education Outcomes and Challenges in Mississippi

[2024] This report provides an in-depth assessment of the challenges and inequities in the special education system and how they adversely affect the educational rights of disabled children in Mississippi.

October 18, 2024

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Teaching and Learning About Reconstruction

The PBS series Reconstruction: America After the Civil War has viewers across the country learning and talking about this critical period in U.S. history. These resources offer ways for educators to carry the lessons of Reconstruction into their schools and communities and a reminder of why we must be honest with students about the hard history of American slavery.

An Intersectional Lesson From Reconstruction
Be Your Own Historian
The Courage to Teach Hard History

April 16, 2019

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Issue 30, Fall 2006

Cooperative Learning

How to help your students talk about race.

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April 28, 2016

Students Jailed for “Disorderly Conduct”

A law fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center details a disturbing pattern: A student is arrested for minor misbehavior, the parents are kept in the dark, and the family finds itself navigating the criminal justice system.

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Ability

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Issue 55, Spring 2017