Across the U.S., three percent of children – a total of roughly 2.7 million – have an incarcerated parent. That’s one in every 28 children.
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A Fuller Picture: Bridges to Self and Others
A continuing conversation on the absence of children’s books by and about people of color, Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Teaching for Change as “racist” for
We Need Diverse Books, Teaching for Change
“Normal Reading”: Feature Report Full recording of June 19 program Why Teaching for Change? Why Not Rush Revere? Partial Transcript (with more to come) of
Rush Revere: Victor Vanquished by Tiny Bookstore?
“American children are growing up with a distorted sense of reality: white children see themselves reflected endlessly” in children’s books, says author and activist Zetta
Education and Returning Citizens — Part 2
In a city of some 630,000 residents, 70,000 of us have been involved in the criminal justice system, Charles Thornton, director of DC’s a Office
Literacy Volunteers and Advocates
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” — Rita Daniels, executive director of DC’s Literacy Volunteers and Advocates, says this Buddhist proverb applies
Education Town Hall Forum 