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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

They believe that kids, no matter what grade they are in, should learn history through an antiracist lens, not only learning about the role of white supremacy and racism in history, but doing so in a way that empowers them to pursue social justice. And they aren’t the only ones advocating the adoption of such curricula.

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An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM

The Hechinger Report

This kind of experience may be common at New Jersey’s most selective and wealthiest suburban high schools, but McGee graduated from North Star Academy College Preparatory High School in Newark, where 84 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged and 98 percent are black or Latino.

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Introducing the Honorees of the 2021 Teacher Leader Impact Awards

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Fairfax County Public School System – Fairfax County, Va. Broken Arrow Public Schools – Broken Arrow, Okla. Holden Rowe, a science teacher, is a positive leader at Broken Arrow High School. Griffith Public Schools – Griffith, Ind. Daniel Miller. ” Holden Rowe. Jill Taylor.