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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Listening and Learning: A Conversation With Valda Harris Montgomery

Photograph of Valda Harris Montgomery by Sydney A. Foster

Valda Harris Montgomery, who witnessed pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama, emphasizes the importance of learning the honest history of the movement.

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Why Reading Groups?

Reading groups that bring students, educators and families together benefit everyone involved. The advantages described here are well documented and supported by research that shows improvements in school climate, family

October 16, 2019

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July 3, 2014

The Treasure of Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers’ treasure to us was his gift of beautiful writing, with its poignant life lessons and heart-wrenching stories.

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Literature

Chicken Soup: A Russian Tale of Giving

As the tsar sets out across the countryside in disguise, he meets two very different families and learns of the differing people (and their motives) living in his land.

Irina Starovoytova

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Class

July 2, 2014

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Letters to the Editor

Students identify parts of arguments – using the ARE framework – by reading and evaluating letters to the editor. They identify weaknesses and strengths of letters, suggesting improvements to arguments used within the letters.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

December 4, 2009

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

A War on the Peaceful

Story Corner

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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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Loving for All

Richard and Mildred Loving were plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court ruling Loving v. Virginia, which struck down race restrictions on the freedom to marry. What follows is Mildred Loving’s public statement delivered on June 12, 2007, the 40th Anniversary of the decision.

Mildred Loving

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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StoryCorps: She Kissed Me on the Cheek

“The next day, the police car pulled up and they said, 'We're taking y'all to jail.'”

James Thompson, Dwight Thompson and Brenda Lee Graham

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 8, 2014

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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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