The Highlighter #183: The Whitest News You Know
For a very long time, I have loved journalism and believed in its quest for truth. Every morning as a kid, I devoured the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sporting Gre...
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The Highlighter #182: How America Remembers
My first year of teaching, I challenged my students to create museum exhibits of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, told from various historical viewpoints. Thoug...
The Highlighter #181: The Color of Money 💵
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? Many people say they’d share the jackpot with friends and family. But what if your financial success d...
The Highlighter #180: This Too Was History
What should students learn about in their U.S. History class? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s lead article, which explores Chicago’s striking de...
The Highlighter #179: Health as Resistance
We’re in the middle of an age of activism. Teachers are striking, women are marching, people are protesting. Many of us believe that resistance must involve an ...