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Why Well-Behaved Teachers Rarely Make Systemic Change in Schools

ED Surge

My undergraduate education, grounded in social justice and critical literacy, energized me to create equitable opportunities in my classroom. This sentiment reflected an expectation to adhere to the traditional script of teaching English Language Arts.

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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

I entered the classroom through an alternative certification program , which meant I hadn’t received the same level of preparation as teachers who came through traditional teacher training routes. Our shared values and commitment to social justice fueled us during some of our toughest moments. Without the support of Ms.

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Two Universities Team Up to Stay Alive, But Stop Short of Merging

ED Surge

“What’s interesting about this” Mary Marcy, president of Dominican University of California, says, “is that rather than doing it independently, they’re actually partnering around a common set of values and mission around social justice and democracy.” And that’s possibly new, Marcy says.

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‘Black At’ Instagram accounts put campus racism on display

The Hechinger Report

The Cornell Students 4 Black Lives account takes a slightly different approach and operates as a coalition of student and alumni organizations focused on raising money for social justice organizations, while also highlighting how systemic racism plays out in Ithaca, New York, where Cornell is located, and on Cornell’s campus.

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Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

Cult of Pedagogy

“It was written to appeal to Gen Z, so (it focused on) the idea of social justice, of using the classroom as a means for change, literacy as a means for change.” ” Eckert believes this appeal to social change is what makes EdRising different from recruitment programs of the past.

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Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids — and ignites controversy

The Hechinger Report

The New Civics threatens to replace traditional civics education with Neo-Marxist ‘social justice’ propaganda, vocational training for left-wing activism, and Alinsky-style community organizing techniques,” the head of the association, Peter Wood, wrote in a blog announcing the coalition.