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Podcast Series: Teaching Hard History — American Slavery

What we don’t know about American slavery hurts us all. From Learning for Justice and host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators. Read more >>

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon Drew and Hiba Elyass give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the Read more >>

Podcast: 10 Things Every White Teacher Should Know When Talking About Race in the Classroom

Are you a teacher who is frustrated with conversations about race right now, wants to have hard conversations, support your students, and step up as an advocate and ally, but you just don’t know how to talk about racial issues Read more >>

How To Start Therapy

If the mere thought of trying to find help seems overwhelming, you’re not alone. Plenty of people put off seeking treatment or try to ignore symptoms because mental health is often easier to brush off as not urgent. Read more >>

How to Help a Child Struggling with Anxiety

When a child is scared of the dark or being left alone, it can be hard for adults to know the difference between an age-appropriate fear and full-blown anxiety. This podcast episode from NPR is full of tools to help Read more >>

Transgender Students Are Still at Risk, But Schools Can Help

In 2015, Vanessa Ford’s 4-year-old came out as transgender. Ford says she was lucky to have a strong support network and an understanding school, but she was still a little overwhelmed. Even though she had spent 14 years as an Read more >>

Bay Area Teens Share Their Experiences Struggling with Anxiety, Depression

For one week in the spring, KQED opens its airwaves to student-produced content from classrooms around the Bay Area in a segment called Youth Takeover. Read more >>

Why Social-Emotional Learning Is Suddenly in the Spotlight

Growing up can be tough. As young people’s bodies and brains are changing rapidly, they’re also grappling with new ideas and influences that will shape who they become. Students today are distracted; they’re under a lot of pressure, and they’re Read more >>

The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma

Two-thirds of Americans are exposed to extreme stress in childhood, things like divorce, a death in the family or a caregiver’s substance abuse. And this early adversity, if experienced in high enough doses, “literally gets under our skin, changing people Read more >>

NPR Series: Unlocking Dyslexia

As the most common learning disability in the U.S., dyslexia affects somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of the population. In a five-part special series, National Public Radio (NPR) explores dyslexia. Read more >>

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