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In Public

For some people, speaking up in public feels more difficult than any other setting. For others, speaking up in public — to strangers who have no power or ties to one's home or work life — feels easier.

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Bullying & Bias

July 21, 2009

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June 2, 2025

Why Public Schools Matter

Public schools are an ideal and vital mechanism for achieving a thriving democracy. This is the first of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Black Minds Matter

Illustration of a student of color raising their hand in class while other students look on.

Interrupting school practices that disregard the mental health of Black youth.

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The Dynamic

“I discovered that the more I speak up, the more I hear [my students] speaking up, too.”

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 30, 2012

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Literature

March With Me

Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.

Rosalie T. Turner

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

Country Outposts

Illustration of an LGBT student hiding in a locker

Life can be tough for LGBT students in rural schools. But like kids in more urban areas, that can change with the right kind of support from teachers and parents.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 27, Spring 2005

Caroline Is a Boy

Teaching Tolerance illustration a long hair student, with sad look, holds his own hands

The challenges faced by transgender and gender-noncomforming students are too often ignored.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy

The internet and digital technology have not only changed our day-to-day lives—they have changed the boundaries of education. Most educators embrace the opportunities (and responsibilities) presented by new media and

July 4, 2022

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Issue 15, Spring 1999

New Voices, New Visions

A conversation with Daphne Muse.

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Informational

The Silencing of Mary Dyer

In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

January 23, 2017

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