Number 32: Fall 2007

Cover art by Anita Kunz

One Nation, Many Gods; Julian Bond on the Supreme Court; and Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown Trickey.

Departments

Eyes on the Prize

'One should use praise to recognize what one is not.' -Elias Canetti, Nobel Laureate in Literature

Story Corner

Chicken Soup: A Russian Tale of Giving

Feature Articles

Not True! Gender Doesn't Limit You!

Last year, a prominent researcher and an elementary school teamed up to identify what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to teaching young children about gender bullying. What they learned will surprise you.

'Because I Had a Turban'

In almost every public school in the United States, attitudes and behaviors in the classroom presume an unacknowledged, yet pervasive, Christian norm. How does this affect students who are not Christian?

One Nation, Many Gods

Research shows that a world religions course helps reduce intolerance among students without undermining students' religious beliefs.

Beyond the Canned Food Drive

More educators are turning to service-learning projects for charitable activities — and helping to foster connections between students and the human beings they aim to serve.

Does This Child Have a Friend?

Innovative social inclusion programs are reducing the social isolation of students with disabilities, ending harassment and stereotyping, and improving life opportunities.

The School Year That Changed a Nation

The Little Rock Nine: An Interview with Minnijean Brown Trickey

'Why Do They Always Do Outside Work?'

Talking to kids about immigrant stereotypes.

We Must Persevere

Recently, the Supreme Court rendered a decision that makes school integration far more difficult. Civil rights leader Julian Bond responds.