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Remembering Mandela in a New Demographic Era
by Stella M. Flores on January 30, 2014
The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, reignited the personal relationship Stella M. Flores has had with South Africa for decades.
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Can We Foster School Integration in Our Changing Suburban Communities?
by Genevieve Siegel-Hawley on January 28, 2014
America's suburbs are in the middle of a profound racial/ethnic and socioeconomic transformation.
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The Limits and Dangers of McIntosh’s Ideas About White Privilege
by Timothy J. Lensmire, for the Midwest Critical Whiteness Collective on December 17, 2013
Recently, a new member, Sam Tanner, joined our collective. Sam is a high school drama teacher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota.
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Your Ideas, Your Thoughts, Your Goals, Your Dreams…Your Voice
by Starcia Ague on October 7, 2013
Even with my busy schedule and never-ending to-do list, I always take the time to browse my binder stuffed with hand-written letters, stories, and poems from the incarcerated young people I work with.
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Do Bullying Laws Work?
by Elizabeth Kandel Englander on September 19, 2013
Before 2005, only 15 states had laws about bullying. Since that year, the number of states with laws has more than tripled (according to BullyPolice.Org), yet the debate over the legitimacy and effectiveness of these laws persists.
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Systemic Turnaround: A Strategic Move Out of the Box
by Heather Zavadsky on September 3, 2013
Children enter schools with different levels of preparedness. Not just in high-poverty areas, but in all schools. Visit any school in the U.S., and teachers will tell you about the wide spread academic needs they address on a daily basis. Yet for well over fifty years, we have educated children using the same traditional structures, arrangements, and approaches.
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Talking About Race with South African Students
by Lawrence Blum on August 20, 2013
During a seven-week stay as a visiting professor in South Africa, I was invited to Alexandria High School by its principal, Mr. Matthews.
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Fostering Good Learning Experiences, Starting with High School
by Robert Halpern on August 6, 2013
This would seem an opportune moment in our national history to bring new ideas to the institution of high school. As a parade of commission reports attest, there is growing recognition among stakeholders that high school is not working well for a sizable proportion of young people.
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Music, Diversity, and Mission in One Black Student Organization
by Sherry L. Deckman on July 2, 2013
The term diversity is exceedingly common--some would even say conspicuous--in discussions of higher education, yet there is no consensus as to its import or even a precise definition.
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First, Do No Harm
by Kavitha Mediratta on June 17, 2013
As the country searches for ways to keep students safe in schools, we must ensure that our efforts do not hinder academic success or, worse, push students out of school and into the juvenile justice system.
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