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A Sense of Wonder
Young philosophers in San Francisco ponder age-old questions
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A Wise Latina Woman: Reflections on Sonia Sotomayor
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” These few words, spoken casually by Sonia Sotomayor at the annual Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture at UC-Berkeley in 2001, came back to haunt President Barack Obama’s nominee for the United States Supreme Court during the spring and summer of 2009. Hard to believe that this brief statement could cause such anguish, particularly among the conservative white senators who form part of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yet they led to days of arrogant grilling by the Senators and weeks of newspaper articles and commentary by television pundits speculating on what Sotomayor meant, whether it would hurt her confirmation, and what it would signal for the new court.
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Forging Partnerships With Our School Communities
Tapping into community resources conveys to students that their families, their neighbors and they themselves matter.
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Back-to-School Dread?
Teachers often have mixed feelings as the new school year approaches, but one of the most common—and least talked about—is dread. Here’s what the TT Advisory Board had to say about it.
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A Humanitarian Crisis: Unaccompanied Children
Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have fled to the United States. What does this mean for communities, including schools, across the country?
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Building School Culture Where All Kids Feel Special
In a world where competition awards few people on the backs of many, school awards can be redesigned to prioritize equity.