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March 26, 2012

Standing on the Side of Truth

Last spring, our high school performed The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem witch trials (also an allegory of the witch hunts of McCarthyism). It’s one of my favorite plays. Watching the performance, I was struck by the character of Reverend Hale.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Informational

"It's Time to Pick Up Where Dr. King Left Off"

Michael Dunn, a white male, shot and killed Jordan Davis, an unarmed African-American male, while Davis was in a parked vehicle at a gas station. This segment from 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets profiles various perspectives regarding the role that race played in the killing.

Marc Silver

Grade Level

9-12

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Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

August 19, 2016

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December 8, 2015

'To Kill a Mockingbird' Doesn't Shock Students Anymore

When you teach this classic text, are your students surprised by the injustice portrayed in it? This teacher’s students aren’t—not anymore.

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Rights & Activism

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Juliette Hampton Morgan: A Lesson for Teachers

This piece accompanies the Juliette Hampton Morgan lesson series. Participants learn the importance of being an ally through the story of Juliette Hampton Morgan, a white woman who lived in Montgomery, Alabama, during segregation.

Professional Development Topic

Teacher Leadership

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Rights & Activism

July 6, 2009

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April 14, 2010

Pop Quiz on School Segregation

Take this quiz to see if you're up on one of the biggest trends in U.S. education--the resegregation of public schools.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

An Educator’s Guide to the Immigration Debate

What you need to know to facilitate classroom conversation about this controversial topic.

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Immigration

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July 9, 2015

Planting Truthful Seeds About Native Americans

By not including contemporary Native peoples into any discussion of Native experiences, we are doing these populations and our students a huge disservice.

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Rights & Activism

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Sonia Nieto

Sonia Nieto is Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Starting as a teacher at P.S. 25 in the Bronx (the first fully bilingual school in the Northeast) Nieto has taught students at all levels from elementary grades through graduate school, and she continues to speak and write on multicultural education, teacher preparation, and the education of Latinos and other culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Her book Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education, is widely used in

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Gay Marriage

"Wrong Side of History" photo shoot shows people throughout history who voted against freeing slaves, women voting and interracial marriage. The photographer says, "Next," and there is an empty seat for someone with a speech bubble that says, "I voted against marriage equality."

This cartoon shows a legislator who voted against marriage equality as part of a series of legislators photographed for a “wrong-side-of-history photo shoot.”

Steve Sack

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

November 3, 2014

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Literature

Crocodile and Ghost Bat Have a Hullabaloo: An Australian Tale of Name-Calling

Although carefully planned at twilight so all animals can attend, things go terribly wrong during this walkabout. The group creates such a terrible hullabaloo that Namarrkun, the lightning man, is forced to show his strength.

Jeff Sapp

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

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Bullying & Bias

July 2, 2014

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