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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice

Illustration of various people gathered together.

School discipline and classroom management do not have to be based in compliance. Learn more about restorative practices in this companion piece to the feature article “It Was Always About Control.”

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July 21, 2014

A Humanitarian Crisis: Unaccompanied Children

Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have fled to the United States. What does this mean for communities, including schools, across the country?

Topic

Immigration

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The Alcatraz Proclamation: Background Sheet

This piece is to accompany The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity

February 23, 2012

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December 11, 2014

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted

This middle school teacher empowered his students to lift their voices in discussions about Ferguson and Eric Garner—by assigning them to tweet.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

The Lessons of a Rural Principal

Eighteen years ago, I thought I was starting a brief stint at a rural school. It turned into a career full of experimentation and success.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Dr. Claudia Peralta

Dr. Claudia Peralta is a professor in the Literacy Department at Boise State University. Her research interests focus on bilingual education, literacy and biliteracy, multicultural education, and social justice. She has published extensively in both English and Spanish, and her latest work focuses on the schooling experiences of Latinos and refugee students both in the U.S. and in their country of origin.

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Issue 64, Spring 2020

What White Colleagues Need to Understand

Clarice Brazas and Charlie McGeehan together in a classroom.

White supremacy doesn’t stop at the teachers’ lounge door.

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April 27, 2021

Chauvin Was Found Guilty. Now What?

Young student raising hand to ask question during class lecture

This open letter reminds educators that accountability isn’t justice—and that justice requires an ongoing commitment to anti-racism from all of us.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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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.

Topic

Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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Discovering My Identity

In this lesson, students will describe aspects of their identities such as race, gender, ability, religion and more. Then after exploring Marley Dias' Black Girls Books campaign, students will analyze book illustrations and write their own book review noting how characters are similar and different from them.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Ability Bullying & Bias

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Reading & Language Arts

October 6, 2016