Alaskan Native students stay and teach
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In Alaska, teachers are working to address graduation rates by incorporating Native Alaskan traditions into the classroom. Continue reading
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“Liberians are not a virus” – fighting Ebola stigma
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“Ebola does not look for a specific group of people to prey on.” Continue reading
Jerusalem attack escalates violence in region
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Two Palestinian men murdered four people at a synagogue in Jerusalem yesterday in the deadliest attack on the city in six years. Continue reading
70 years later, Holocaust victim’s dress designs come back to life
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A new look at the Holocaust is coming from an unexpected place: a fashion design project decades in the making. Continue reading
Jon Stewart’s first movie tackles torture in Iran
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“Rosewater,” the first movie directed by “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, shows how it is possible to find humor and humanity even in the darkest of places. Continue reading
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- Deaf artist explores social dimensions of sound
Christine Sun Kim, a sound artist who has been deaf since birth, is creating installations that explore our relationship to sound. Continue reading
artsArts & Culturedisability - Rising Up: the Talladega murals – Lesson Plan and Digital Student Guide
On a moonless night in July 1839, several enslaved Africans unshackled themselves and crept up…
artBlack History Monthhistorysocial studies - Does the law allow businesses to say ‘no’ to same-sex couples?
As same-sex marriage becomes legal in a growing number of states, local governments are addressing a debate between same-sex couples and businesses that do not want to serve them. Continue reading
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Underground Railroad Scene by Hale Woodruff courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Commemorate Black History Month…
Black History MonthhistoryraceSocial Issuessocial studies - What happens when a language dies?
Experts predict more than 3,000 languages will disappear by the end of the century. Continue reading
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