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SEE Something, Say Something: Speak Up and Join the Conversation

Digital Promise

Ray’Aunnah Tillis is a senior from Middletown City School District. I’m a senior at Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio. For the past three years, I’ve participated in the Students for Equitable Education (SEE) Summit , a national social justice event that’s designed and led by students from across the country.

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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

But Boaler’s popularity and influence have made her a focal point in the current math wars, which also seem to reflect the broader culture wars. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school.

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OPINION: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce

The Hechinger Report

And once teachers of color are in the classroom, they need to be allowed to access and use instructional materials that foster essential discussions about culture, race and equity. I think of my former students who brought their own children to the middle/high school I would later lead as a principal.

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OPINION: Florida’s governor and the College Board do not get to decide how we learn Black history

The Hechinger Report

We didn’t wait for school officials to create conditions in which Black excellence is celebrated and studied. TeenSHARP high school students led the charge to create a statewide coalition of Black students — the Delaware Black Student Coalition — that helped get a law passed in Delaware to require schools to teach Black history.

History 107
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OPINION: Why attacking educators for antiracist teaching is dangerous

The Hechinger Report

These bills forbid teachers from providing instruction that wades deeply into social justice topics. And they must teach from content written by authors of color that includes the experiences of children of all racial and cultural backgrounds. Related: How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

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OPINION: ‘Anxiety and depression among students have become central issues, and not all young people are affected equally’

The Hechinger Report

A recent survey from Active Minds, a mental health nonprofit, found that 80 percent of the high school and college students surveyed are having difficulty concentrating. Higher education institutions can facilitate access to tele-mental health care with special attention to culturally sensitive and trauma-informed practices.

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What My Girls Camp Reveals About the Promise of Women in STEM and the Dangers of Online Hate

ED Surge

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. I grew up with few models or examples of Asian American representation online.