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May 13, 2024

Connecting the ‘Brown’ Decision to Today’s Social Justice Movement

Image of woman and child on the steps of the Supreme Court with a newspaper with headline about the Brown decision

Teach the Supreme Court’s decision in 'Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka' in all its complexity and relevance to the ongoing movement for inclusive education.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

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June 9, 2025

School Vouchers and the Efforts to Undermine Public Education

School Vouchers - image of public school, parent and child and person with sign "Education is a civil right."

Vouchers are part of a broader effort to dismantle public schools, moving public taxpayer funds into private for-profit institutions. This is the third of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.

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January 16, 2019

Hate at School: December 2018

Young person of color in visible distress sitting with their back against a wall, hand on their head.

Holiday cheer and a winter break didn’t prevent hate incidents from happening at school.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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October 3, 2019

Recovering and Teaching Local History

Black students in Mansfield, TX during integration crisis, standing in front of a school bus

Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It’s up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own backyards.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Text-Dependent Questions for “The Color of Justice”

Text-Dependent Questions accompany “The Color of Justice.”

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2017

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

A Student’s Take on Sugar-coated History

This Black Alabama teen and her family had to fill the gaps in her education at home. Here’s her advice to teachers.

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Issue 22, Fall 2002

Early Deliberations

A developmental psychologist investigates how children think about fairness and exclusion.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

'Homo High'

Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Maya Angelou

This lesson focuses on questions of identity as students read and analyze Angelou’s inspirational poem “Still I Rise” and apply its message to their own lives. Students learn how Maya Angelou overcame hardship and discrimination to find her own voice and to influence others to believe in themselves and use their voices for positive change.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

May 3, 2012

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Appendix B: Scenarios

The best way to be ready to speak up is to prepare. Here are some prompts to get you started.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 31, 2012

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