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October 3, 2019

Recovering and Teaching Local History

Black students in Mansfield, TX during integration crisis, standing in front of a school bus

Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It’s up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own backyards.

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Rights & Activism

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November 3, 2017

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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Mutual Learning Through Conversation

Certain encounters help young students develop values and virtues that open spaces in their minds and hearts so they can see the world and its people in broader terms.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

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Immigration

July 5, 2017

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

The Classical Roots of White Supremacy

Illustration of a white man dressed in a red toga.

A whitewashed history of the ancient world lays the foundation for white supremacy across the curriculum.

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March 13, 2023

"Safe Saturday" Conversations About Race

Computer, notebook, pen, coffee cup sit on a desk with a stack of books and an apple on top.

An educator’s message motivated by personal unresolved grief leads to the creation of a safe space for intensive, interactive learning about racism and honest U.S. history.

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K.C.B .

K.C.B. is a high school student in Alabama. With an almost insatiable aspiration to advocate regarding the educational norms and precedents set for students in Alabama and beyond, her care for the cultivation of truth in learning was fostered by a lack of educational support in an area that she strongly identifies with: her culture. And, until most recently (her sophomore year of high school), no teacher had ever spent an entire class period discussing the history of Black Americans in American history. She is an honor student, a member of her school’s student council, a performing member of a

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Opinion of the Supreme Court in United States v. The Amistad (1841)

This is the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Amistad case. It illustrates an important moment in American history when enslaved Africans won legal freedom.

Joseph Story

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9-12

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Slavery

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History

December 14, 2017

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August 6, 2018

Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics

Young student raising hand to ask question during class lecture

Bring Native cultures, stories and perspectives out of the margins of your curriculum with comics by and about Native peoples.

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What the International Response to the Civil Rights Movement Tells us about Ferguson.

This article from 2014 draws attention to the international implications of the Civil Rights Movement. Moreover, it compares and contrasts the Civil Rights Movement and Cold War Politics with modern-day social justice struggles and international politics.

Justin Worland

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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Insult or Honor?

Are American Indian names, mascots and logos insulting or honorable? Veronica Majerol outlines the debate, citing evidence from local high school students, the N.C.A.A, and a founder of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.

Veronica Majerol

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9-12

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Civics

History

Geography

January 21, 2016

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