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NPR Launches Podcast Challenge To Amplify Student Voices
NPR
Contest for teachers and students grades 5-12 opens January 1, 2019 Thursday, November 15, 2018; Washington, D.C. — NPR is thrilled to announce its first ever Student Podcast Challenge. Beginning January
New Jersey
The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
constitutioncenter.org - Scott Bomboy
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States' flag has been part of American life for generations, but not without some constitutional …
Recipes
Taste the Real St Tropez
francetoday.com - France Today Editors
It all started when my parents met on the beaches of St Tropez during the summer holidays, when they were young. Since then, my family has continued …
UC Berkeley
How to Build Trust in Schools
berkeley.edu
Sometimes I scratch my head when I read about the government’s efforts to improve schools: new standards and tests that have to be implemented …
Relationships
Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2014-Apr
ed.gov
Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers, students, and families. Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, and …
10 ways for leaders to build trust in schools
connectedprincipals.com
Trust and trust-building qualities frequently top polls and surveys that attempt to show the most important qualities of a leader. A 2016 McQuaig …
Frederick Douglass
The Prophetic Pragmatism of Frederick Douglass
The New Yorker - Adam Gopnik
He escaped from slavery, and helped rescue America. Frederick Douglass, who has been called the greatest American of the nineteenth century, grew up as a slave named Frederick Bailey, and the story of
U.S. Politics
‘You Are Still Black’: Charlottesville’s Racial Divide Hinders Black Students
The New York Times - By ERICA L. GREEN and ANNIE WALDMAN
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — This article was reported and written in a collaboration with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative journalism organization. Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes, high school seniors,
Politics
On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote
NPR - Asma Khalid , Don Gonyea , Leila Fadel
Just in the past few months, elections in the U.S. have been decided by hundreds of votes. The 2016 presidential election tilted to Donald Trump with fewer than 80,000 votes across three states, with dramatic
Framing
No, minority rule is not an intended feature of the Constitution:
slate.com - Jamelle Bouie
No, the Constitution was not designed to promote minority rule.
This Easy Detox Diet Jumpstarts Your Thyroid and Boosts Metabolism by 53 Percent
Woman's World - By Editorial Staff
Wish you had much more energy and a faster metabolism? “Then it’s time to detox your thyroid,” says Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, nutrition expert and …
Harvard and the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian
The New York Times - By LISA KO
“I’ve got your letter here, Christina.” My high school guidance counselor gave me a college recommendation for a girl named Christina Chin. I’d been meeting with him for four years. There were fewer than
Saudi Arabia and U.S. Clash Over Khashoggi Case
The New York Times - By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
ISTANBUL — The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi is opening a rift between Washington and Saudi Arabia as the kingdom blasted President Trump on Sunday for promising “severe punishment”
Lifestyle (UK)
Esther Perel: 'Fix the sex and your relationship will transform'
The Guardian - Miranda Sawyer
We need to come up with a new rhythm of how we create separateness and togetherness Today’s problems are often centred around people marrying later, after a 'sexually nomadic' youth ‘Passion has always
Sesame Noodles Recipe
allrecipes.com - scoopnana
"This homemade sauce makes a sweet and spicy foil for linguine. The best sesame noodles I have every had!" Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) package linguine …
I Just Discovered Melting Potatoes and I’m Officially Serving Them With Everything
Coastal Living - By Grace Elkus
Now this is a Pinterest trend I can get behind. We weren’t actively seeking a new way to cook potatoes. In fact, we think there’s a pretty solid …
Trump Says if Attack on Kavanaugh Accuser Was ‘as Bad as She Says,’ Charges Would Have Been Filed
The New York Times - By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
WASHINGTON — After a tense night of legal brinkmanship, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee late Friday told lawyers for the woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault
Patsy Takemoto Mink’s Trailblazing Testimony Against a Supreme Court Nominee
The Atlantic - Ellen Lee
The first woman of color in Congress opposed G. Harrold Carswell’s nomination in 1970 and helped clear a path for Harry Blackmun, who wrote the Roe v. Wade opinion. It seems particularly relevant now.
Succeeding With Differentiation
edutopia.org
Obstacle 1: Pre-assessment Common teacher sentiment: “Pre-assessments take too long to administer, and they frequently just show that the majority of …
Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything, Maybe Forever'
NPR - Nina Totenberg
Robert Bork, whose failed Supreme Court nomination provoked a lasting partisan divide over judicial nominations, died Wednesday at age 85. A former federal judge and conservative legal theorist, he subsequently
Christine Blasey Ford
Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right
The New York Times - By ANITA HILL
There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better. The facts underlying Christine Blasey Ford’s claim of being sexually assaulted by a young Brett Kavanaugh will continue to be revealed as
Sen. Ben Sasse unloads on Congress at Kavanaugh hearing
Fox News
Republican senator from Nebraska says Congress too often punts its power to the executive branch to avoid taking responsibility and promote reelection.
Is America an Oligarchy?
The New Yorker - John Cassidy
From the Dept. of Academics Confirming Something You Already Suspected comes a new study concluding that rich people and organizations representing business interests have a powerful grip on U.S. government
Is Education a Fundamental Right?
The New Yorker - Jill Lepore
The history of an obscure Supreme Court ruling sheds light on the ongoing debate over schooling and immigration. Before sunrise on a morning just after Labor Day, 1977, Humberto and Jackeline Alvarez,
Stephen Colbert
The Guardian US teacher takeover: about this project
Guardian US - Guardian US editors
A team of American public school teachers will serve as guest editors of the Guardian’s US edition from 5-7 September A teacher from Massachusetts told us his students fear snow days – because when school
Social Media
The Deafening Silence of Colin Kaepernick
The New York Times - By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN and TALYA MINSBERG
A tall, unemployed man took his niece to see Serena and Venus Williams play each other at the United States Open on Friday of last week. The man, a free-agent football player clad in a simple black T-shirt,
How to Use the Concept Attainment Strategy
cultofpedagogy.com
Give me 5 minutes and you’ll have a new teaching strategy under your belt. Suppose you’re an art teacher. This week, you want to introduce your …

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NPR Launches Podcast Challenge To Amplify Student Voices

The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance

Taste the Real St Tropez

How to Build Trust in Schools

Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2014-Apr

10 ways for leaders to build trust in schools

The Prophetic Pragmatism of Frederick Douglass

‘You Are Still Black’: Charlottesville’s Racial Divide Hinders Black Students

On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote

No, minority rule is not an intended feature of the Constitution:

This Easy Detox Diet Jumpstarts Your Thyroid and Boosts Metabolism by 53 Percent

Harvard and the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian

Saudi Arabia and U.S. Clash Over Khashoggi Case

Esther Perel: 'Fix the sex and your relationship will transform'

Sesame Noodles Recipe

I Just Discovered Melting Potatoes and I’m Officially Serving Them With Everything

Trump Says if Attack on Kavanaugh Accuser Was ‘as Bad as She Says,’ Charges Would Have Been Filed

Patsy Takemoto Mink’s Trailblazing Testimony Against a Supreme Court Nominee

Succeeding With Differentiation

Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination 'Changed Everything, Maybe Forever'

Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right

Sen. Ben Sasse unloads on Congress at Kavanaugh hearing

Is America an Oligarchy?

Is Education a Fundamental Right?

The Guardian US teacher takeover: about this project

The Deafening Silence of Colin Kaepernick

How to Use the Concept Attainment Strategy