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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

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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

“We are a highly disciplined, very structured school, known for squeezing the minutes, but we had to try and keep that and build in room for project-based learning,” Mann says. One dean said, ‘We can’t open it up because we’d be overwhelmed with interest,’ ” Mann says.

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Introducing the Honorees of the 2021 Teacher Leader Impact Awards

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Third-grade teacher Marisa Specht at Griffith Public Schools is always going above and beyond to create an inclusive classroom and implement project-based learning. Alicia is also committed to equity and social justice. Griffith Public Schools – Griffith, Ind. Jill Taylor.