Orrin
Konheim


Orrin Konheim is a Virginia-based freelance journalist and writer specializing in community, human interest and film/TV reporting. His publication credits include AOL Patch News (the Washington D.C. affiliate of NBC News), the Richmond Times Dispatch, Washington City Paper, Mental Floss magazine, Nostalgia Digest Magazine and the Santa Barbara Independent.

Articles by Orrin

Hungry to Read

It’s National Book Month—the perfect time to motivate readers by using YA literature in the classroom!

Occupy D.C. Offers Hands-On Learning

Occupy D.C. protesters Nathaniel Brown and Nicole Normile are high-schoolers. That’s not unheard of. The really interesting story is that they were encouraged to get involved by their high school civics teacher. The two seniors are part of the seven-member, student-directed extra-curricular club “Waking Up the Nation” at the Howard Gardner School in Alexandria, Va. Since its inception in the Fall of 2010, the social activism club has tackled a number of social projects from preventing war to seeking environmental justice under the leadership of faculty advisor Matt Hawley is the group’s faculty advisor.
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Learning for Justice in the South

When it comes to investing in racial justice in education, we believe that the South is the best place to start. If you’re an educator, parent or caregiver, or community member living and working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana or Mississippi, we’ll mail you a free introductory package of our resources when you join our community and subscribe to our magazine.

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