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Caring as a Path to College
An initiative to revamp college admissions criteria presents an opportunity for K-12 educators to highlight academic achievement and caring for others at the same time.
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Social and Emotional Support
Research shows that students need to feel physically and emotionally supported to learn, but culture, climate and social emotional learning must focus on more than just empathy, kindness and inclusion.
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Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
What is honest history, why is it essential for our democracy, and how can parents, caregivers and community members advocate for honest history education?
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Making Sense of the Senseless: The Murder of Lawrence King
On Feb. 12, 2008, 15-year-old Lawrence King was shot twice in the head in front of other students, in Oxnard, Calif. What this anti-gay hate crime teaches us.
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Reading and Writing to Learn About Activism
Reading and writing about the work of activists helped this teacher and her students realize that they can make social change by starting small.
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Julia Moves to the United States
When 10-year-old Julia Alvarez immigrated to New York, she learned the power of words.
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The Activist Award Essay
To close an English unit on social activism, this teacher had her students reflect by recognizing and writing about the activist potential in their classmates.
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What We're Reading
Our book reviews can help you keep your practice fresh and informed.
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Going the Extra Mile for MLK Day
This fourth-grade teacher, a TT Award winner, offers some classroom suggestions to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day an opportunity for deep, personal engagement—not a day off.
