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December 13, 2016

Beyond Taglines and Headlines

Use these questions to help students develop critical literacy and historical thinking skills.

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Bullying & Bias

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Section Two: When There's a Crisis

What Has Happened? A Latine student and an Asian student have an argument that escalates into screamed slurs and a physical scuffle, observed by more than 50 classmates. An opposing football team refuses to take the

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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Josh Moon

Josh Moon is an award winning columnist and investigative reporter working in Montgomery. A graduate of Auburn University-Montgomery, Josh has spent the last 15 years covering wide variety of news -- from sports to education to state government -- around the state of Alabama. His work appears regularly in the Alabama Political Reporter and he can be contacted at jmoon476@gmail.com.

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January 15, 2019

Teaching the Government Shutdown

The United States Capitol building illuminated at night.

Avoid polarized arguments about the federal government shutdown by emphasizing historical context, processes and the shutdown's effect on people across the United States.

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Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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July 7, 2010

Helping Kids When Their Parents Won’t

Active parents make a teacher’s job much easier. They check up on homework assignments, help with discipline and guarantee that education is valued.

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Class

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July 7, 2009

Understanding Size Bias

A Conversation with Rebecca Puhl—this piece is a resource for the Teaching Tolerance article Weighing In

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Helen Angell

Helen Angell is a senior in politics and environmental studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Her academic career has focused on the intersections of social justice and the environment. While at Whitman, she has conducted research on social exclusions in urban space and the racialized rhetoric of environmental food movements. Angell is also a news writer for The Whitman Pioneer. She is passionate about the power of education and storytelling.

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Issue 29, Spring 2006