article
The Burden of Critical Active Conscience
This educator calls on all educators to commit to making schools—at all levels—critical active conscience spaces that center people long denied space, voice and freedom.
1,868 Results
article
Moving From Bicultural to Transcultural Acculturation
The definition of biculturalism is limited when it comes to Third Culture Kids. Here are some ways to understand and support students who belong to multiple identity groups.
article
Teaching the Historical Context of January 6
As the political fallout from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfolds, it’s critical that educators help students contextualize white supremacist movements of the past and present.
article
Humanity, Healing and Doing the Work
Honoring our collective humanity will result in an education system in which all children thrive.
text
Informational
An Act to Authorize the Manumission of Slaves (1782)
This act shows the ways in which Virginia regulated manumitting (freeing) of enslaved people and the subsequent race-based laws for freedpeople.
January 5, 2018
article
Learning When to Listen
One teacher explains the value of knowing when to identify with your students when they tell you about their lives—and when to be quiet and listen.
text
Informational
Alice, The Negro
Recounting a selective portion of an enslaved woman’s life, this brief biography also serves as a reflection of what mainstream society deemed “worthy” during the early to mid-19th century. Precisely because Alice supposedly embodied characteristics that were both exceptional and ordinary, her story offers a useful lens to consider how slavery was understood in its time.
December 15, 2017
publication
School Checklist
How well is your school meeting the needs of your LGBTQ students? PROM [ ] Gender-inclusive language is used on all event communications, including invitations. [ ] Event organizers are educated about students’ First
November 6, 2018
text
Informational
An Ex-Slaveholder's View of the Negro Question in the South
Written in 1900, this text presents the views of a former enslaver about the value of slavery for those enslaved.
December 14, 2017
article
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.