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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Know Your Audience, Find Your Power

"There’s nothing wrong with the way your grandparents talk,” my elementary school teachers used to say. “Standard English is different. Not better or worse. It’s just a way of talking that you need to know.”

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November 10, 2011

Helping Kids Avoid Digital Mistakes

A teacher notes that a student looks uncharacteristically pale and avoids eye contact with her classmates. When asked privately if she’s OK, the girl bursts into tears, sharing a weekend-long saga of harsh criticism delivered via emails, chats and texts.

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Bullying & Bias

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StoryCorps: When Sanjay Brought Home a Girl

“Do you remember when your parents said you had to get married?”

Sulochana Konur and Melissa Konur

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6-8 9-12

Topic

Immigration

July 8, 2014

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StoryCorps: When Mr. Byrne Came Out

“I was very strict because I was afraid kids would discover I was gay.”

John Byrne and Samantha Liebman

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Civics

July 8, 2014

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StoryCorps: Growing Up Poor

“I wasn't like other kids.”

Noe Rueda and Alex Fernandez

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Class

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Economics

July 8, 2014

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StoryCorps: A Boy Scout's Good Deed

“We had to do a good deed every day...”

John Hope Franklin and John W. Franklin

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

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Civics

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July 8, 2014

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StoryCorps: In the Wrong Body

“You said that you were in the wrong body, that you should be a man.”

Les, Scot, Thea and Amanda GrantSmith

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

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Teaching Digital Literacy

Can your students tell the difference between real news and “fake” news? Do they have the tools to speak up when they witness offensive speech online? Learning for Justice is proud to introduce our newest collection of K–12 lessons to help students learn to be responsible digital citizens.

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

September 26, 2017

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Gauri Manglik

Gauri has more than 12 years of experience as a lawyer, and she has practiced law in both India and the United States. In 2015, she chose to follow her passion and left her legal career to start KitaabWorld, an online platform which advocates for representation of South Asian children's literature in the mainstream through curated content. This platform creates context and fosters community. Manglik is also the co-author of Muslims in Story: Expanding Multicultural Understanding Through Children's and YA Literature. The mother of two boys, she is passionate about making South Asian culture fun

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August 31, 2020

Educators’ and Students’ Rights During COVID-19

A children’s rights attorney and a policy analyst from the Southern Poverty Law Center explain educators’ rights to workplace safety, students’ rights to education access and what it might take to advocate for both.

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Ability Class Rights & Activism

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