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The Criminalization of Elementary Students
One after-school programmer reflects on the criminalization of youth.
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#dontshoot
The tragic loss of Michael Brown presents an opportunity to help students connect with our collective humanity.
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Signing Off on the Year—Equitably
Few of us really want to remember what we looked like in middle school, but nobody wants to remember what it felt like to be the kid who had nothing to sign on the last day of class.
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Protect Campus Diversity
The Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action but, one educator points out, we still have a long way to go to achieve equity in college admissions.
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Reflecting on the "American Dream"
What do we mean by the “American Dream”? This educator has some ideas for meaningfully engaging students with this topic.
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Beyond the Bus
The 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is around the corner. Teach this critical history with our new publication and webinar.
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So Fake
A statement from a student about people “being fake” prompted this afterschool educator to talk openly about her own experiences with friendship and identity.
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The Danger of Censoring Our History
Students and educators in Jefferson County, Colorado, are pushing back against their school board’s proposal to whitewash U.S. history.
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Community Inquiry
Socratic Seminar
A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.
July 13, 2014
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