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March 13, 2018

Teaching to End Tragedy: A Call to Elementary School Teachers

elementary teacher talking with students

This educator asks elementary teachers: Is your classroom preparing students to work toward healthier, safer, more equitable communities—or to do worksheets?

Topic

Rights & Activism

March 8, 2018

Destigmatizing Privilege

Privilege can be a sticky subject, but this teacher introduces it to her fourth-graders as a tool they can use to elevate others.

March 8, 2018

Hate at School: February 2018

sad girl gazing at camera in black and white

In a month featuring systemic issues, targeted threats and Black History Month backlash, we tracked 71 school-based episodes of hate in 29 states.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

March 6, 2018

Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms

Young people stand in a circle holding hands

If we want our students to feel safe and accepting of their own mental health issues, can we model that by being open ourselves?

Topic

Ability Bullying & Bias

March 5, 2018

When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

map showing the territory of the Wampanoag

One teacher explains how she turned “Thanksgiving Trivia” into an opportunity to share under-taught history with her colleagues as well as her students, regardless of the time of year.

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Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias

March 2, 2018

Why I'll Never Teach This Powerful Book Again

This teacher's classes were in the middle of reading a Sherman Alexie classic that spurred deep discussions and powerful writing. Then several women came forward to say #metoo about the author.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

March 1, 2018

In West Virginia, many teachers are frustrated with the state legislature's attitude toward public education. By taking collective action with a statewide strike, these teachers model for students how to stand up and speak out for their rights.

Topic

Rights & Activism

March 1, 2018

We Rest Our Case: American Slavery Is Widely Mistaught

Abolitionists William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Loyd Garrison, unidentified male and female slaves, and Black Union soldiers in front of American flag

After hearing from skeptics about our Teaching Hard History report findings, TT Director Maureen Costello came across striking new evidence that the project is necessary.

Topic

Slavery

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Teaching to End Tragedy: A Call to Elementary School Teachers

Destigmatizing Privilege

Hate at School: February 2018

Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms

When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

Why I'll Never Teach This Powerful Book Again

Modeling Democracy

We Rest Our Case: American Slavery Is Widely Mistaught

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