Trans teen’s commitment to advocacy unwavering in Trump era
“The message I want people to walk away with is that it is ok to be yourself and be who you are, and it is ok to still be a friend to and love and accept people who are different.”
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Seattle educators get their mojo going by embracing equity in collective bargaining
Seattle educators use collective bargaining to gain big equity wins for their students.
Educators, students and community leaders rally to Build Schools, Not Walls on May 1
Thousands of people are planning to take action on May 1st to show communities united against hate and bias and ready to stand up to ensure there are resources and opportunities for all students.
The educators at EdCamp Revolution want you to know the revolution will not be standardized
“There was fire and a little edge in the room that made the discussion come alive. If we don’t understand our students, we’re derelict in our duties.”
Empowered city students take diversity on the road
“It’s like we were the missing piece of a puzzle for these students.”
Award-winning educators counter racism and xenophobia in schools
As NEA begins nominations for the 2017 Social Justice Activist of the Year Award, we had the opportunity to catch up with last year’s awesome winners—the Union City Educators.
Millions of educators take a stand for transgender students in advance of historic Supreme Court decision
“This is a public school and everybody is welcome as they are. The onus is on us to make any accommodations within our human power to help all of our students feel safe and happy.”
Using union power to close the school-to-prison pipeline – a tale of two teachers
“I always had rapport with my students, but I realized I was too quick to put students out of my classroom and into the pipeline.”
Fourth graders address racial, ethnic, gender stereotypes; video goes viral
A Maryland elementary class took on the difficult issue of stereotypes. The powerful video they produced has inspired their community.
Student-led effort leads to banning of Confederate flag in Indiana high school
Tensions came to a head when students showed solidarity with fellow students by wearing rainbow colors to school on LGBT Spirit Day. Not to be outdone, some of their classmates showed up the next day draped in Confederate flags.