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January 29, 2010

Remembering Howard Zinn

As a young newspaper reporter in Texas, I covered my fair share of speeches. The thrill of hearing an important person give carefully prepared remarks wore off quickly. So I got in the habit of turning away from the speaker and watching the crowd.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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September 17, 2015

Get Ready for Mix With “Mixers”

Want to get into the Mix spirit before Mix It Up at Lunch Day? Try mixers!

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

Voices of Columbine

Five years after the tragedy that shook our nation, the people of Columbine High School reflect on growth and healing.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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December 18, 2017

One Student’s Journey From Anger to Acceptance

Sometimes student growth happens in ways we can’t anticipate or plan.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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August 31, 2020

Educators’ and Students’ Rights During COVID-19

A children’s rights attorney and a policy analyst from the Southern Poverty Law Center explain educators’ rights to workplace safety, students’ rights to education access and what it might take to advocate for both.

Topic

Ability Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

"There's No Lesson Plan for Tragedy"

Teaching in the face of the unthinkable.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Queer America Podcast

From Learning for Justice and hosts Leila Rupp and John D’Emilio, Queer America reveals stories of LGBTQ+ life we should have learned in school. This 13-episodes series can help us learn about and teach LGBTQ+ history.

September 12, 2018

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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 14, Fall 1998

By Virtue of Being Human

December 10, 1998, marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Classrooms around the country participated in a yearlong commemoration by exploring human rights issues across the curriculum.

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Rights & Activism

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Hold the Wind

This spiritual illustrates the relationship between Christian allusions and imagery with the desire for freedom from enslavement.

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6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

January 5, 2018

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