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October 6, 2014

Intervene With Mean - Part One

Not all kids need the same interventions. Check out part one of our three-part series for bullying interventions that can help the majority of students.

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Bullying & Bias

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July 28, 2014

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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Rights & Activism

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August 4, 2014

The Case for Love in the Classroom

What’s the connection between love and education? A TT awardee shares how love informs her practice.

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Kevin Connolly Will See You Now

Journalist Christopher Solomon writes of his interview with Kevin Connolly, a writer, photographer and medal-winning skiier, who was born without legs.

Christopher Solomon

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6-8 9-12

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Ability

December 31, 2015

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Issue 41, Spring 2012

Weighing In - Healthy at Any Size?

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As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias.

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Bullying & Bias

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Howard Stevenson

Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, and former Chair of the Applied Psychology and Human Development Division in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a nationally recognized researcher in independent and public K-12 schools and teaches how children can develop healthy racial identities through racial stress management. The PLAAY (Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth) Project uses basketball and racial socialization to help youth and parents cope with stress from violence

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October 10, 2019

Support LGBTQ Students and Educators as Our Rights Are Decided

Two people holding hands in front of a rainbow flag.

As the Supreme Court hears cases to decide whether federal law protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, one queer educator explains how his colleagues can be accomplices in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice

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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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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Children Are a Rainforest of Potential

A conversation with Georgia educator Katie Rinderle, who was fired for reading a children’s book about acceptance.

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

Toolkit for "Little Rock 60 Years Later"

Teach and learn about the struggle to integrate Central High School with video clips of Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, and with accompanying lessons and texts.

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