Today’s heated arguments about critical race theory shouldn’t surprise us because they aren’t new. Indeed, one of the best-known classroom experiments to combat racism remains a divisive subject more ...
The killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, was a seismic event, a turning point that compelled many Americans to do something and do it with urgency. Many educators responded by holding mandatory ...
RICEVILLE — The author who sparked controversy with his account of cultural tensions in Postville is tackling what he predicts will be an equally touchy subject. University of Iowa journalism ...
RICEVILLE — This year is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. It’s also the 50th anniversary of Jane Elliott’s Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes experiment. The ...
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The teacher has taught kids new ways of thinking and is now ready for adults. A 52-year-old social experiment has gone viral. Archival footage from 1968 soon found itself in feeds after the death of ...
On the morning of April 5, 1968, Jane Elliott was teaching third grade in the small Iowa town of Riceville. It was the day after civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. After ...
The killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, was a seismic event, a turning point that compelled many Americans to do something and do it with urgency. Many educators responded by holding mandatory ...
It’s also the 50th anniversary of Jane Elliott’s Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes experiment. The experiment took place the day after King’s assassination, at Riceville Community Schools, where Elliott was a ...