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Winter 2022-23
The Chilling Effects of So-Called Critical Race Theory Bans
By Laura Beth Kelly, Laura Taylor, Cara Djonko-Moore, and Aixa D. Marchand
Teacher educators describe how teachers interpret Tennessee’s “Prohibited Concepts in Instruction” law; vague language suppresses — educators resist.
Peacekeepers and Peacemakers
Fifth graders explore what we do when peace doesn’t already exist
By Erin Green
Green and her students critique the idea that good citizens follow rules, and then study activists who make — rather than keep — peace in the face of injustice.
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