When Talking About Race, Don't Forget the Biology Teacher

Posted by Stacey Perlman on September 1, 2016

In Emily Berman’s ninth grade biology class, social justice is a central theme. She’s part of a group of six teachers that brought an interdisciplinary approach to teaching Facing History’s “Race and Membership” unit last year at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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Topics: Race and Membership, History, ELA, STEM, Racism, Race and Membership in American History: Eugenics

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