When 14-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up to Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the "Little Rock Nine" would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change America. Descended from a line of proud black landowners and businessmen, Carlotta was...

A personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.

"Much more than a response to harm, restorative justice nurtures relational, interconnected school cultures. The wisdom embedded within its principles and practices is being welcomed at a time when exclusionary discipline and zero tolerance policies are recognized as perpetuating student apathy, disproportionality, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Relying on the wisdom of early proponents of restorative justice, the daily experiences of educators,...

"Teaching Fiercely delivers an inspiring and practical exploration of what it means to be a just teacher in a system that actively incentivizes injustice. The author will help readers surface their own unjust practices and that of their schools and gain insight into the roots of the problems so they can activate change. Using full color illustrations to engage the reader and highlight the vibrant life within each school community, the book will highlight...

""Doing equity" means coming to terms with some uncomfortable truths. The first of these is that our educational system is inequitable by design in that it was created to serve the needs of a privileged few at the expense of historically marginalized children and families. The second is that the decades of education reform that followed the passage of Brown versus Board of Education have done little to disrupt our inequitable status quo. Equity matters...

"In a book that should become your new blueprint for school discipline, teachers, presenters, and school leaders Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein demonstrate how to eliminate punishment and build a culture of responsible students and independent learners"--Publisher's website.

An essential collection of essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students, and activists who have been building the Black Lives Matter at School movement across the country, including a foreword by Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi. "Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the Black Lives Matter at School movement....

"With the constant barrage of difficult stories through news and social media, today's kids are increasingly aware of the problems real people confront every day. And they're quicker than ever to come to parents and other trusted adults to ask how they can help -- or why they're not already doing so. Do you know how to answer their enthusiastic concerns? And Social Justice for All equips Christian families and ministry leaders to tackle social justice...