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Rethinking Schools Online How can we create classrooms and schools where discrimination and assumptions about gender and/or sexuality don’t keep us from nurturing every child, parent, and staff member? Editorial: Queering Schools By the editors of Rethinking Schools 500 Feet of Respect: Queering a Study of the Criminal Justice System By Adam Kelley Facing conflict in his school fueled by racism and homophobia, a teacher develops curriculum for the school-to-prison pipeline aimed at building bridges and academic skills. Organizing Resistance to Teach For America By Kerry Kretchmar and Beth Sondel Former TFA corps members join with parents, students, and veteran teachers to organize a people’s assembly and nationalize efforts against TFA. An Open Letter to Teach For America Recruits By Katie Osgood A Chicago teacher urges TFA recruits to think twice before they sign up. Nota a nuestros lectores: En esta edición, tres artículos están disponibles tanto en español como en inglés. There is a lot more inside this issue →

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