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[VIDEO] Is Our Education System Really Failing?

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The following video shows an interview with Diane Ravitch, education policy analyst and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, in which she refutes current education leaders' claims that our public education system is failing.

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Social Justice Writing ProjectAmplify Student Voices Through Narrative and Argumentative Writing Projects

Looking for an interactive project that will foster student empathy, encourage activism, and build group collaboration skills as part of a writing project? Delve into highly-engaging spoken-word poetry, music videos, TED Talks, and an essay written by young author Jordan Womack. This unit contains everything you need to guide students through reading and viewing modern literature covering social justice topics, responding to daily essential questions, planning and writing a culminating essay, video, presentation, or children’s book that encourages students to tell their stories and take a stand for others.