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Jonathan teaches seventh- and eighth-grade history at Moses Brown School, a Quaker school in Providence, Rhode Island. His classes focus on developing students’ historical thinking skills while inspiring them to consider issues of injustice and morality in the past and present. He values authentic inquiry, student-led learning and the art of discussion. Twitter: @jonathansgold.

Liz Harlan-Ferlo is a writer and world religions teacher at a PreK-12 independent Episcopal school, where she also serves as the advisor to the intercultural student association and also as a chaplain.

Liz is director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School. Previously, she was a Carr Center for Reproductive Justice Fellow at A Better Balance. Her paper “Gangsters to Greyhounds: The Past, Present and Future of Offender Registration,” was recently cited in an opinion enhancing due process rights for convicted persons.

Dr. Mikki Shaw has worked in education for over 40 years, as a high school teacher and as a teacher educator. She has a deep commitment to public education and to students at risk.

While attending school full-time, Jessica teaches undergraduate classes and facilitates pre-service teachers' field-experience work in local public schools. She frequently presents at conferences and is conducting an ongoing research project with a high school social studies teacher. Kobe is also a teacher consultant for the Red Clay Writing Project (a local branch of the National Writing Project).

David Knight teaches at Boston Arts Academy, a public school for the visual and performing arts. Previously, he taught middle and high school humanities in Boston and San Francisco and also has experience in youth development. A graduate of Dartmouth, Stanford and Harvard, David writes on issues related to race, adolescent development and teaching for social justice.