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It Was Always About Control
When schools closed due to coronavirus, educators and students made big changes to adapt to distance learning. Too many policies didn’t change at all.
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Teaching Consent Doesn't Have to Be Hard
What if teaching consent to middle school students was so easy and uncontroversial that every school did it? The good people at Power Up, Speak Out! believe that's possible.
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They Deserve Better
Mississippi students were inspired by local civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer to fight for justice in their community today.
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Action Steps for Educators to Take to Stop Bullying
Use this chart as a starting point to help participants in your staff training identify specific actions they can take.
August 13, 2010
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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
In today’s anti-government, anti-union environment, it’s important to illustrate what happens when the powerful hold all the cards. The Triangle shirtwaist fire presents an opportunity to do just that.
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One Student’s Journey From Anger to Acceptance
Sometimes student growth happens in ways we can’t anticipate or plan.
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Saffron Dreams
Although her husband died in the September 11 attack, Arissa is targeted for being Muslim. In this excerpt, she is held up by a group of men who berate her and threaten to kill her until they realize she is pregnant.
July 7, 2014
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.
July 2, 2014
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Echoes
You can see, hear, feel, and taste the injustice, frustration, and naiveté experienced at this ladies' get together.
July 3, 2014
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The Building Blocks of Positive Behavior
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) offers a schoolwide approach to improving student behavior.