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A Painter Named Kennedy
Meet Kennedy, of Mombasa, Kenya. His wheelchair doesn’t stop him from making the world a more beautiful place.
January 23, 2017
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Community Inquiry
Four Perspectives
A strategy to introduce the anti-bias framework into group discussion and textual analysis. Students respond to and pose questions from the four anti-bias domains: identity, diversity, justice and action.
July 13, 2014
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Cruel and Unusual
When crisis management techniques like restraint and seclusion become daily practice, kids get hurt.
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A Look Back at 2017’s TT Educator Grants
We’re proud of the projects we’ve helped support this year. Read all about them, get inspired—and apply for your own grant!
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What We’re Reading This Week: September 27, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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School Vouchers and the Efforts to Undermine Public Education
Vouchers are part of a broader effort to dismantle public schools, moving public taxpayer funds into private for-profit institutions. This is the third of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.
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Civic Engagement and Communication as Digital Community Members
Just as we engage students in establishing guidelines for building inclusive, safe spaces in our classrooms, it is vital that students learn how to communicate in internet groups and respond to bias online.
September 26, 2017
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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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14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state where they reside.
July 11, 2017
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Mindful of Equity
Practices that help students control their impulses can also mask systemic failures.