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Reclaiming the bodies of children who died at Carlisle Indian School
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff Gammage tells Annette John-Hall, co-host of The Why, the history of the Carlisle Indian School, the efforts of tribes to have the remains of children who died at the school returned to them, and the on-going…
Read MoreLies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature
Jenifer Frank’s article in Teaching Tolerance discusses the work of Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, an associate professor in University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, who has examined and compiled a database of 170 children’s books about slavery. “Many children’s books…
Read MoreLife, Death, Life Again: Children Sentenced to Die in Prison, April 10, 2019
Life, Death, Life Again: Children Sentenced to Die in Prison; a documentary play by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg will be presented on Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 – 9:00 PM at the Rutgers Law School, 123 Washington Street, Baker Court Room, Newark, NJ…
Read MoreTeaching First-Graders About Microaggressions by Bret Turner
A teacher shares an approach to helping first-graders understand microaggressions. “A critical difference between microaggressions and other instances of hurt feelings is the impact—a steady, slow-burning, detrimental accumulation of biases played out with words and actions. . . . Supporting…
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