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Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson teaches middle school humanities and interdisciplinary studies at a place-based charter school in Portland, Ore. Originally from rural Vermont, Anderson has also taught nature studies to urban middle school students in the California Redwoods, career skills to at-risk youth on an educational farm in Vermont and Civics and Global Studies at an independent school in Maryland. She earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at Bard College and a masters in education in Integrated Learning from Antioch New England Graduate School.

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

Tapping the Power of Place

Illustration of a colorful windmill in a child's head

The problems of rural schools are often invisible to the public and policymakers. The solutions may be found in the communities themselves.

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Rights & Activism

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April 17, 2017

Teach Identity and Diversity—Even in Science Class

As Earth Day approaches, it’s a good time to think about how you approach issues of identity and diversity when it comes to the environment—regardless of the subject you teach. Here’s how one science teacher did it.

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September 11, 2013

The Infamous N-word

No matter the spelling or context, the n-word remains intertwined with American racial tensions past and present.

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Issue 49, Spring 2015

You Spoke, We Listened

Reader reactions: Your thoughts on being vulnerable, Roma, immigration and more.

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Literature

An Angry Black Woman on the Subject of the Angry White Man

Jordan's poem takes on an sarcastic tone as she describes the duties, punishments, emotions and false promises endured by African Americans since slavery in response to Bill Clinton's description of affirmative action as "a psychologically difficult time for the so-called angry White man."

June Jordan

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9-12

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Class Rights & Activism

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History

Economics

July 7, 2014

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Issue 55, Spring 2017