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Max Altman

Max Altman is a researcher at McREL International in Honolulu who received his Ph.D. in Education Policy, Leadership and Innovation from the University of Michigan in 2017. His research interests lie in the creation of contextually relevant K–12 educational policy that reflects and supports social justice initiatives. He has taught math at the high school level and teacher education and math courses at the college level. Altman currently designs and facilitates ongoing coaching and training sessions for educational leaders and key stakeholders in island nations and U.S. territories across the

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Issue 31, Spring 2007

The Question of Class

Paul Gorski calls on fellow educators examine the classist assumptions infiltrating classrooms and schools.

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Class

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November 13, 2013

Building Bridges, Not Roadblocks

Plan family-teacher conferences that focus on the future, not the past.

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June 9, 2014

Defeating Sexism in Sports Culture

The same stereotypes that hurt and limit girls can also hurt boys and any student who does not adhere to binary gender norms.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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May 7, 2012

Putting Feelings into Words

Emotions can be frightening for all of us, especially for children. But if students don’t have the vocabulary to express their feelings, they may turn to acting out. This fails to resolve the feelings and makes a teacher’s life much more difficult.

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Bullying & Bias

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February 3, 2017

“This Is What Democracy Looks Like”

Teaching students about the role children have played in the march for civil rights—historically and today—is just one of many ways teachers can bring the Women’s March into the classroom.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Integrating for Equity

Educators, activists and academics are raising the bar when it comes to achieving truly integrated schools.

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April 16, 2019

An Intersectional Lesson From Reconstruction

Students and teachers pose outside the Freedmen's Bureau school in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The lessons of Reconstruction extend beyond the history classroom.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice

Illustration of various people gathered together.

School discipline and classroom management do not have to be based in compliance. Learn more about restorative practices in this companion piece to the feature article “It Was Always About Control.”

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

Ask, Investigate and Advocate

Nefertari Yancie, Ph.D., credits her family’s commitment to asking courageous questions, seeking answers and taking action as the impetus for her career in the classroom.

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