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Not All Heroes Fight
Children tend to think of heroes as weapon-wielding fighters, but Leo Lionni’s Swimmy can help them understand a different concept of heroism.
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Get Ready for Mix With “Mixers”
These pre-Mix lessons, which are available for all grade levels and cover a wide variety of subjects, can deepen the impact of your event.
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Can Student Activism Break Free from Facebook?
A group calling itself “Passive Activism” claims on Facebook that it’s dedicated to “spreading awareness about people who spread awareness, rather than actually do something for people who actually do things.” I admit, I laughed. But it’s really not funny.
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Supreme Court Narrowly Allows 1965 Voting Rights Act to Stand Transcript
This piece is to accompany African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting
November 4, 2011
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Poverty Excludes Qualified College Students
Despite efforts of college and university admissions people, high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas are being left out of the matriculation process because of poverty.
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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello thinks students have one simple request: “See me.”
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The Classroom Closet
One writer describes his experience being both a gay man and an elementary school teacher.
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I'll Be the Judge
I’ll be the Judge asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and comparative writing skills.
July 19, 2014
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Clarity Comes After Viewing of 'Bully'
When a teacher accompanies her students to see the film Bully, she asks important questions about how adults in the school building handle the issue.