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D.C. Students Stand with Standing Rock

This month, high school U.S. history teacher Bill Stevens taught his students at the SEED Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. about the issues at stake in the historic struggle of the Standing...

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Sanctuary Schools Resolution in D.C.

**UPDATE from May 2017**  The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia issued the following answers to frequently asked questions for schools. The Office of the State Superintendent...

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Fifth Graders Explore Latino Immigration at the Anacostia Museum

Fifth graders participate in the Teaching for Change “Intro to Central America” lesson. Photo by Elena Young. When fifth grade Spanish literacy teacher Cesarina Pierre realized that her nearly two...

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National History Day Projects

National History Day projects are a wonderful opportunity for middle and high school students to research and learn about topics and individuals outside the typical textbook. We share here the...

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D.C. Area Educators Collaborate for DACA Rapid Response

Approximately 20 teachers (and ASL interpreters) from across the D.C. metro area met at the Teaching for Change office on Saturday, September 9 to share teaching and activism strategies in response to...

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Creating Monuments of Our Classroom Rules After Charlottesville

By Gabby Arca The news, the news, the news… it hit us all summer. And like most teachers, even when we are taking our time away from school, we think about how things will work or impact our kids—and...

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Columbus on Trial in D.C.

This month, all of the 8th grade social studies teachers at Alice Deal Middle School (DCPS) engaged their students in the popular role play, The People vs. Columbus, et al.  The lesson, written in the...

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Teaching Central America Workshops in D.C.

The majority of Latino students in DC schools have Central American heritage. However, their history and literature is largely absent from the curriculum. Thanks to support from the DCPS Language...

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Middle School’s Students Learn From the History of D.C. Activism

As part of their community engagement program, every year at Sidwell Friends School, PK-12 students and faculty collaborate with nonprofit organizations that focus on a range of social justice issues....

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2018 Indigenous People’s Day Curriculum Teach-In

Lead photo © Rick Reinhard. All education happens on indigenous lands. – Dr. Sarah Shear, Keynote Speaker On September 8, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Teaching for Change, and...

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