Volume 27, Issue 1
Cover Theme: Race and Place
How do we teach the history of the enormous wealth disparity in the United States? What is the context for today’s homelessness and foreclosure crises?
Burned Out of Homes and HistoryUnearthing the Silenced Voices of the Tulsa Race Riot
Through historical documents, novels, videos, and a role play, high school language arts students learn about the racist riot that destroyed the African American section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. They turn their understanding into poetry and historical fiction.
“Why Is This the Only Place in Portland I See Black People?”Teaching Young Children About Redlining
By Katharine Johnson
Improvisation helps 1st and 2nd graders bring the Civil Rights Movement home to Portland, Oregon, as they learn about the redlining that helped determine the neighborhood around their school.
– ALSO –
“Multiplication Is for White People”An Interview with Lisa Delpit
By Jody Sokolower
Delpit discusses major issues from her new book, “Multiplication Is for White People”: Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children, with an emphasis on the relationship between racism and special needs.
Boot Camp for Education CEOsThe Broad Foundation Superintendents Academy
By Alain Jehlen
An investigation of the training program that filled 48 percent of all large district superintendent openings last year.