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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

There are some very specific do’s and don’ts that, once we learn them, can make a huge difference in how these kids experience school. The good news is that some schools are already on their way to supporting these kids.

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National Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call Highlights

Zinn Education Project

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. There were over 4,000 instances of book bans in the first half of this school year, according to PEN America’s April 2024 report, Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis.

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

Now my students know that if I am wearing my BLM shirt or Black History Matters shirt at school it is not a performative act — it means that they can hold me accountable to what I have done in and out of class to show that I am living up to that belief. Applications for 2024–2025 study groups are open. Check out their overview.

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade. Boaler says a half million teachers now visit youcubed’s website each month. She advocated for change.

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C. J. Prentiss ¡Presente!: A Path Maker for Justice

Zinn Education Project

Prentiss died on April 2, 2024. Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Most notably, Prentiss was a key player in the civil rights struggle for school desegregation in Cleveland during the late 1970s.

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School. The school is steeped in history: It was the first African American public school in Kentucky, and counts boxer Muhammad Ali among its alumni.

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