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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Crucial Conversations

Study circles help students talk constructively about race.

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Issue 52, Spring 2016

Begin Within

Teaching Tolerance Illustration Begin Within

Prepare yourself to discuss race, racism and other difficult topics with students.

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Issue 28, Fall 2005

Game Face

Olympic bronze medalist weightlifter Cheryl Haworth holding a log over her head

Curriculum kit challenges assumptions, builds confidence and questions stereotypes.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

Cyberbullying

Illustration of a bully plugged into a computer with victims entangled by its chords

The stakes have never been higher for students—or schools.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 55, Spring 2017

Pink

pink bed in dark room illustration by Matt Saunders

A social justice educator comes to terms with his not-so-hidden biases.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Informational

"Color Guards" With No Flags

Carl Carter recalls two snapshots from 1960s Birmingham, Alabama, that changed him in ways he “wouldn't understand for years."

by

Carl Carter

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

November 18, 2014

teaching strategy

Community Inquiry

Artifact Add-ons

Artifact Add-on asks students to select and share real-life objects that illustrate concepts and ideas from the central text.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, RL.3-5.3, RI.3-5.3, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2 SL.3-5.4, SL.3-5.5, SL.3-5.6

July 13, 2014

text

Informational

Redstockings Manifesto

redstockings manifesto

The feminist organization Redstockings was founded in New York in 1969 on the premise that women were oppressed by male supremacy. Their manifesto calls for female class consciousness and a fight for liberation.

by

Redstockings

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

July 2, 2014

publication

Creating and Upholding Just Systems

Social justice leadership includes regularly assessing and improving systems and structures that promote student well-being and equity—in both experiences and outcomes.

May 26, 2023

article

October 11, 2017

Heavy Topics, Strong Classrooms

teacher giving instruction to students in class

Our democracy desperately needs diverse voices to engage in mature dialogue if we are to ever find compassionate solutions to our common problems. Schools must be where young people learn to do this.