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Writing Contest
Fall 2015: “Justice For All” Powerful Voice Winner Karen Jordan
Karen Jordan is a student at a therapeutic boarding school in northwestern Montana. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine online article “I Can’t Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe,” by Gerald

Writing Contest
Fall 2015: “Justice for All” Literary Gems
We received many powerful essays for the Spring 2015 Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we’d like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.

Writing Contest
Fall 2015: Gerald Mitchell’s Response to “Justice for All” Essay Winners
Gerald Mitchell responds to the winners of the Fall 2015 “Justice for All” writing competition.

Bull Sharks, Bimini, and Disappearing Islands: How Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants Blasts the Walls Off My Classroom
When Joe Grabowski’s students reacted with horror to his stories about sharks, Grabowski took a novel approach to help these sharkaphobes get over their fear. Joe found shark researchers from the Bahamas

Resources to Teach #BlackLivesMatter
The San Francisco Unified School District has compiled a collection of no-holds-barred resources to teach #BlackLivesMatter, including “Dos and Don’ts for Teaching About Ferguson.” Dare to ask your students what they want

This Writer Brings the World to Your Classroom. She Wants Your Students to Understand the Everyday Struggles and Courage of Ordinary People.
Welcome to the world of Cleary Vaughan-Lee and Global Oneness Project, whose films, photography essays, stories, and lessons immerse you into the extraordinary lives of your global neighbors.

Visual Learning: What’s the Buzz?
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about the importance of honey bees and the effects of commercial pesticide-use on colony health.
2015 Greatest Hits :: Most Popular YES! Education Resources
We pay close attention to the newsletter features you do—and don’t—like. Below you’ll find the “greatest hits” from the past school year, including our six most-read items. Enjoy reconnecting with popular lesson

SPENT: An Online Game to Understand Poverty
If you don’t understand the feeling of trying to survive poverty, you will after playing SPENT.