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Advice From the Experts
Q: What can we tell parents who object to California’s new law on gay history in textbooks?
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Race Against Time
Dozens of racially motivated murders took place in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.
July 5, 2014
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Insult or Honor?
Are American Indian names, mascots and logos insulting or honorable? Veronica Majerol outlines the debate, citing evidence from local high school students, the N.C.A.A, and a founder of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.
January 21, 2016
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Tapping the Power of Place
The problems of rural schools are often invisible to the public and policymakers. The solutions may be found in the communities themselves.
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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.
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A Very Special Delivery
'Henry Brown left Richmond, Va. a slave and arrived in Philadelphia—in a freight box—a free man. Abolitionists who cheered Brown's 27-hour journey to freedom chose not to publicize it, fearing that others following in his path would be in danger.
July 5, 2014
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The White House: A Slave's View
The discovery of a memoir by one of President Madison's slaves sheds light on the role slavery played in the White House.
July 7, 2014
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I fit the description...
In this blog post, Steve Locke—a college professor of 13 years—details being wrongfully detained by the police while walking to get lunch all because they believed he matched a description.
April 28, 2016
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Loving and Nurturing Young People
The author of ‘Humans Who Teach’ encourages us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being.