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Mindfulness: Good for You and Your Students
Teachers and students benefit equally from less stress in the classroom and in their lives. Consider bringing mindfulness—one stress reliever—into your classroom.
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Rochester, NY: “Black Lives Matter at School”
In this district, students, educators, support staff, administrators and community partners are coming together to affirm that black lives matter.
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Early-Grades Bilingual Books: What Works and What Doesn’t
Bilingual books are great tools for teaching languages and changing attitudes about other cultures, but finding quality books can be challenging. Here’s what to look for.
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Making Our Stance on Social Justice Education Explicit
What is the power of communities and organizations coming together to explicitly communicate a common social justice education message? It can grow our collective capacity to make positive change.
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What Do Your Classroom Walls Convey?
Students notice what teachers hang on their classroom walls. That’s one reason this teacher displays anti-racist and anti-sexist posters and buttons.
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What Do I Say to Students About Immigration Orders?
Educators are fielding questions from students about recently issued executive orders on immigration, refugee resettlement and a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Here are some suggestions for how to best answer students.
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50,000+ Youth Report Spike in Bullying and Harassment
The Human Rights Campaign's post-election survey of more than 50,000 young people highlights the November election's damaging impact on youth.
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Countdown to January 20
The days leading up to the presidential inauguration hold excellent opportunities to teach about civic engagement and civility.
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The First 100 Days
When a hard-fought election is over, how does everyone move forward? This illustrated story for grades 3–5 can help.
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The First 100 Days
When two sides fail to come together after a classroom election, the teacher institutes the 100 Days plan to try to keep the newly elected accountable and the remaining students apprised of what they can expect from their new president.
January 3, 2017