New York and Slavery

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Why We Banned Legos
By Kendra Pelojoaquin, Ann Pelo Exploring power, ownership, and equity in an early childhood classroom.

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Free Back to the Drawing Board for NCLB
By the editors of Rethinking Schools

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Action Education: An interview with Angelo Gavrielatos

Australia Battles Privatization
By Barbara Miner
A Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne
By Anita Bohn
Savage Unrealities
By Paul Gorski
What Names Us?
How James Baldwin’s work shapes our school.
By T. Elijah Hawkes
When the Teacher's a Fan, Who's on the Team?
A teacher's sports enthusiasm sparks a reflection.
By Terry Burant
Reclaiming Hidden History
High school students face opposition when they create a slavery walking tour in Manhattan.
By Michael Pezone, Alan Singer
Reaching Between the Lines
An art contest helps students imagine the lives of runaway slaves.
By Thom Thacker, Michael A. Lord
Why Aren't We Shocked?
Disrespectful, degrading treatment of women is so pervasive and so mainstream that it has lost its ability to shock.
By Bob Herbert
The Future of Driving
8th-grade algebra meets rising gas prices and peak oil.
By Jana Dean
Teachers in Oaxaca Face Repression and Violence
As protests against working conditions continue, the Mexican government responds with brutality.
By David Bacon
Oaxaca Sketchbook
Florida's new law undermines critical thinking.
By Peter Kuper
Resources
Reviews
Excerpts from the Senior Year Demonstration Resolution
Teaching Is Not Testing
New York and Slavery
Resources and Background
Poverty in Mexico and Oaxaca Fuels Conflict
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Letters To the Editors

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Rethinking Multicultural Education 2nd Edition

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