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May 13, 2015

Girls in STEM Fields

Teachers play a key role in helping girls realize that entering STEM careers is not only possible but necessary.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

Issue 50, Summer 2015

The Day I Swam Into a New World

Frances dreams of swimming with her classmates, but will everyone be welcome at her new community pool?

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Race & Ethnicity

Issue 50, Summer 2015

Name Changers

Illustration of students around a Confederate monument

The names of Confederate and segregationist leaders label the landscape of the South. What are the consequences when these names belong to schools?

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Race & Ethnicity

Issue 50, Summer 2015

Race ≠ DNA

An illustration of three hands, all different colors, holding up a plant

If race is a social construct, what’s up with DNA ancestry testing?

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Race & Ethnicity

May 11, 2015

Common Ground

Research tells us that children’s engagement with natural environments offers a host of benefits. Schools can capitalize on this knowledge.

May 7, 2015

Finding Meaning in Class

What if students created academic experiences that fit their values?

May 6, 2015

Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color

A boy, his face covered by his hair and hand, is pictured outside in snowy weather

Giovanni Blair McKenzie gave this speech about supporting LGBTQ youth of color and “interlocking forms of discrimination” at the 2015 Human Rights Campaign’s Time to THRIVE conference.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

May 5, 2015

Pathways to Success

Every student teaches you something, and this educator will never forget the powerful lesson one student taught him about the diverse ways students can show their learning.

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