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January 2, 2019

Open Secrets in First-Grade Math: Teaching About White Supremacy on American Currency

Shattered piggy bank laying on top of a large collection of U.S. currency coins.

Studying money is a staple of first-grade math. This teacher used it as an opportunity to educate about—and push back against—sexism, racism and white supremacy.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

BROWN V. BOARD: Timeline of School Integration in the U.S.

Little Rock High School surrounded by police

Trace school integration from 1849 to 2007.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

Country Outposts

Illustration of an LGBT student hiding in a locker

Life can be tough for LGBT students in rural schools. But like kids in more urban areas, that can change with the right kind of support from teachers and parents.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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May 22, 2019

Arthur’s Gay Teacher and Other Stories Schools Won’t Tell

Mr. Ratburn, of the cartoon 'Arthur,' marries Patrick in a scene from the show.

Local PBS networks’ refusal to air an episode of a children’s show featuring the marriage of two men speaks to a larger problem in our society—and our schools.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Critical Engagement With Materials

Critical engagement emphasizes the value of students’ learning, increasing the likelihood that they will use the knowledge and skills they build in the service of their academic, personal, social and political lives.

May 23, 2023

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Building Resilience Against Manipulative Disinformation

Illustration of scissors about to cut the strings attached to a person viewing their phone.

Supporting young people’s mental health and well-being is essential in addressing vulnerabilities to harmful disinformation.

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Engaging Colleagues

When educators feel like they are not alone in their belief that students deserve access to accurate and inclusive learning, they are more likely to persevere in their advocacy for teaching honest histories.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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July 7, 2009

'Zero' Alternatives

School violence -- learn how to prevent it without sacrificing student's civil rights.

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Section Three: After the Worst is Over

The crisis has faded. School days have returned to a relatively normal routine. And now the real work begins.

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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October 26, 2012

Take Mix It Up Beyond One Day

I love teaching in a co-op with other homeschoolers and former public educators. We are an incredibly diverse group—racially, ability-wise and religiously. We also incorporate diversity in our guest speakers and field trips. The first day of school this year, we were chanting and doing art projects with Tibetan monks. So how do we make Mix It Up at Lunch Day unique with this gorgeous hodgepodge of people that is already used to joining together?

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