A Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne
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Savage Unrealities
Classism and racism abound in Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty
What Names Us?
How James Baldwin’s work shapes our school.
When the Teacher’s a Fan, Who’s on the Team?
A teacher’s sports enthusiasm sparks a reflection.
Reclaiming Hidden History
High school students face opposition when they create a slavery walking tour in Manhattan.
Reaching Between the Lines
An art contest helps students imagine the lives of runaway slaves.
Why Aren’t We Shocked?
Disrespectful, degrading treatment of women is so pervasive and so mainstream that it has lost its ability to shock.
The Future of Driving
8th-grade algebra meets rising gas prices and peak oil.
Teachers in Oaxaca Face Repression and Violence
As protests against working conditions continue, the Mexican government responds with brutality.
Yuck! Worms Are Disgusting!
Fourth graders find their classroom worm bin offers ecological and social lessons.
Hunger on Trial
A role play on the Irish Potato Famine offers meaning for today.
Lessons from Ana
When a new student arrives from an orphanage in China, a teacher rethinks classroom activities where children play with food.
Soda Contracts
When cash-strapped schools make deals with beverage companies, schools and students lose out.
Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds
A program helps young people develop healthy relationships to food and their bodies.
Got a Little More Than Milk?
Students get a glimpse into the corporate-controlled food system by looking at the politics of food.
A Dark Cloud on the U.S. Horizon?
A teacher’s experience in England is a cautionary tale.
The Tougher Standards Fad Hits Home
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Dismantling a Community
A timeline compiled by Leigh Dingerson, the Center for Community Change
Voices from the Big Uneasy
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Hurricane Katrina
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Solidarity Not Charity
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It Is About All of Us
Excerpts from a speech by the president of United Teachers of New Orleans.
Into the Flood and Out Again
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A Brief History of Milwaukee’s Voucher Program
Facts and figures that chart the program’s history.
Pedagogy of the Absurd
There’s an agenda behind the reading wars” and it harms teachers and students.”