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The Strange History of School Desegregation
The past — and future — of desegregation in the United States.
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Warriors Don’t Cry: Brown Comes to Little Rock
A role play exercise brings Melba Pattillo Beals’ classic book about the Little Rock Nine to life for students.
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Warriors Don’t Cry: Acting for Justice
Teaching students how to navigate an unjust world — and how to change it.
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Lesson Plan
Eyes on the Prize: ‘Fighting Back: 1957-1962 '
A lesson on desegragation built on the landmark PBS television series.
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Poetry
A middle-school teacher shares her reaction to the underperforming” label.”
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Welcome to Our Special Edition
The magazine’s managing editor on why we are publishing this expanded issue.
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Brown 50 Years Later
Carl A. Grant, chair of the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says Brown provides promise for people of all races.
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Reflections of a ‘Deseg Baby
Growing up in the segregated South meant listening to conversations about Brown and desegregation — and hearing African Americans express some views you might not expect.
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Deconstructing the Brown Myth
When teachers present Brown as an icon, students may miss the larger lesson
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Closing the Gap
How educators and policymakers can tackle the achievement gap
How educators and policymakers can tackle the racial gaps in student achievement.
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Distorting the Civil Rights Legacy
How school-voucher supporters misuse the lessons of segregation to push their agenda.
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Brown v. Bush
The Bush Administration is guilty of twisting the rhetoric of Brown to promote the dubious No Child Left Behind Act.
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Paige Abuses the Apartheid Metaphor
Bush’s education secretary distorts the history of apartheid as he advances the Republican education agenda.
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Brown Kids Can’t be in Our Club
How to effectively raise issues of race with young children.
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Fairness First
Martin Luther King,Jr.and Ruby Bridges help set the stage for learning about injustice
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ruby Bridges help set the stage for learning about injustice.
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Kids Fight for Civil Rights
Two stories to inspire students.
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Teaching Ideas
A few suggested discussion questions and activities.
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Exploring Race Relations
A Mexican-American teacher tackles racial prejudice in her seventh-grade classroom
A Mexican-American teacher tackles racial prejudice in her seventh-grade classroom.
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Resources 18.3
Check out these valuable resources, reviewed by Rethinking Schools editors and Teaching for Change colleagues.
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Student Voices 18.3
A student remembers how an insensitive teacher humiliated a Native-American classmate.
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Good Stuff 18.3
The struggle for civil rights and black liberation did not begin during the 1950s nor has it ended. Over the years I have taught many aspects of the history, philosophy, […]
Volume 18, No.3
Spring 2004
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