FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WNDB Establishes Educators Making a Difference Grants To Support Diverse Books by Diverse Authors February 8, 2022 Washington, DC — We Need Diverse Books has learned that an eighth-grade teacher in Charles City, Iowa, was placed on administrative leave in November after … [Read more...] about WNDB Establishes Educators Making a Difference Grants To Support Diverse Books by Diverse Authors
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How Educators Can Talk About Inclusive Language With Young People
By Andrea Ruggirello If you’re a supporter of diversity in children’s literature, then you understand the power of story to empower and affirm all identities. But do changes to the smallest bits of those stories—words, format, punctuation, letters—matter just as much? Nikotris Perkins, a … [Read more...] about How Educators Can Talk About Inclusive Language With Young People
How to Move Beyond the Common Core and Connect Historical Excellence to Your Classroom
By Gholdy Muhammad Over the past seven years, I have been deeply involved in studying archival documents of the 19th century that chronicled literacy development among Black Americans. I engaged in archeological digs through hundreds of historical documents and literary artifacts, such as … [Read more...] about How to Move Beyond the Common Core and Connect Historical Excellence to Your Classroom
