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'Black People Look Tough'

Personal Story: Ages 6-12

July 29, 2009

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Book Smarts

Diversify your library with DIY publishing.

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Jill Spain is a middle school language arts teacher in New Jersey. She has earned a bachelor of arts degree in special education and a master of arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She is the recipient of an Outstanding Lessons Award for a Holocaust lesson for sixth graders, has participated in the “Lest We Forget” study tour to historic Holocaust sites in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic and is a member of her school’s curriculum council.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Time of Transformation and Possibility

The United States has championed human rights around the globe but needs to consistently ensure those protections domestically.

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Issue 15, Spring 1999

Schoolhouse Blues

An African American art form offers new lessons in harmony.

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June 1, 2017

Proposed Medicaid Funding Cuts Could Devastate Special Education

The U.S. House’s proposed health care bill sends a clear message that special education mandates aren’t on its funding priority list.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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May 2, 2014

Kenji's Dad(s)

This writer had a light-bulb moment about his student's family—and about himself.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Literature

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

Mari and her family have been sent to an internment camp in Utah. She does not understand what they have done to deserve their internment and longs for her backyard in California where she used to grow sunflowers.

Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino (illustrator)

Grade Level

3-5

Subject

History

April 7, 2016

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Student Service Reflection: A Different Kind of Vacation

A student reflects on his travel to New Orleans, where he helped rebuild parts of the Ninth Ward.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

July 6, 2009

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Informational

Can I See Some ID?

Are voter ID laws meant to prevent voter fraud or suppress voter turnout among eligible minority groups? Prior to the 2012 presidential election, a majority of states considered such laws. In this article, Patricia Smith explores the two viewpoints.

Patricia Smith

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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