#USvsHate Special Call (due April 8th) — By Mica Pollock, Emilie Homan Brady, Abdul-Rehman Mohammed Issa, Benjamin C. Kennedy, Reed Kendall, Erika Reece, Chenoa Musillo, and the #USvsHate team This year, the nation has seen a lot of arguing over what should be taught in U.S. schools. We haven’t heard nearly enough from youth themselves! …

Mica Pollock, Reed Kendall, and Benjamin C. Kennedy, for the #USvsHate team — Since starting #USvsHate, we’ve worked hard to define “hate” as a word that extends beyond mean feelings. We’re tackling harmful habits of treating other people as less valuable. Here’s the definition that we use, taken from our About page: We define “hate” as any time people denigrate, disrespect or harm…

Minhtuyen Mai, Mica Pollock, Mariko Yoshisato and team March 17, 2021 The news of yesterday’s violence shook us to our core — and it’s part of a wave of incidents that demand our attention and explicit rejection. On March 16, another young white man murdered people, mostly Asian women, in…

By Benjamin Kennedy, Dolores Lopez, Mica Pollock, Erika Reece, Mariko Yoshisato, and Reed Kendall In this incredible year, we at #USvsHate have stayed inspired by young people who used their powerful voices to counter hate, bias, and injustice. Will you invite your students to use their own voices and join…

By Mariko Yoshisato, Erika Reece, Mica Pollock, Sarah Peterson, Minhtuyen Mai, Dolores Lopez, Benjamin Kennedy, Reed Kendall, Kim Douillard, and Dana Chung Learn more about how to create and submit student work for the current challenge. Deadline: March 12 In the fall of 2020, we talked with teachers across the…