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How to ‘Roar’
Tips for using grassroots organizing to engage your school’s parents.
August 24, 2009
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'Homo High'
Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.
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Jerrie Mock
Tamera Bryant relays the story of Jerrie Mock and her dream to fly an airplane around the world. In spite of naysayers, including her family, who tried to remind her that girls grow up to be wives and mothers, Jerrie followed her dream and became the first woman to fly an airplane around the world.
July 9, 2014
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Little Rock Revisited: 40th Anniversary of Integration at Central High
Black students everywhere made history as pioneers paving the way for racial integration in their hometowns.
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Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence
In this blog post, the author moves through a timeline of sexual aggression and violence imposed on her, or women around her, beginning in her childhood and going through having her own child.
September 13, 2016
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Private Laws of the State of North-Carolina (1858-1859)
This legal act dictates the prohibition of the sale of alcohol near the campus or to students of Davidson College, and the resulting punishments for the crime are dependent upon the social identity of the offender.
December 15, 2017
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Step Outside the Teacher Box
Sometimes teachers have to think outside the box to reach students. This educator found his work requires great expansion.
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Civics 101
The presidential election controversy has affirmed the durability of our democracy.
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I Can See Russia From My Mouse: Bipartisan Hearings Produce a Nonpartisan Way to Teach About Fake News
This week’s congressional hearings on Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election offer a great opportunity to teach about the larger implications of misinformation: the dismantling of democracy.
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Boy Scouts Weighs LGBT Inclusivity
Breaking! The president of the Boy Scouts of America urges his organization to remove its ban on gay adult leaders.