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The Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza is shown on Arch St, in Philadelphia, P.A. Wednesday, February 3, 2021. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
As hate crimes surge, Philly Holocaust Memorial is reinvented with an antiracist mission
PHILADELPHIA Hate crimes in the United States are at a 10-year high. Anti-Semitic and racist incidents have been on the rise in the pandemic, surveys have found. And the nation is still coping with the aftermath of an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where blatantly anti-Semitic imagery abounded, right down to a man in a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie.
Against that daunting backdrop, the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation has launched a new endeavor to counter bigotry of all kinds with a curriculum the organization is calling “History is Now.” It highlights through-lines connecting Jewish persecution in Nazi Germany with the oppression facing marginalized groups to this day – including h
These Are 50 of the Best Public High Schools in America
By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News
On 2/7/21 at 11:00 AM EST
As the world continues to grow more intellectually advanced, so does the quality of academics, even at the earliest levels. A study from the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that children who experience quality early childhood education are less likely to be placed in special education, less likely to be held back a grade, and more likely to graduate from high school. Since many parents see their children s first foray into formal education as a make-or-break gauntlet that will define the course of their child s academic career, it stands to reason that this stress could only be amplified when it comes to choosing a high school, the time in a young person s life when they undergo many emotional, physical, and psychological changes.
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Chris Dier, a history teacher at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, described his last four years in the classroom as both “incredibly interesting” and “chaotic.”
“I never thought I d be teaching an impeachment, much less two,” Dier said.
Covering an insurrection at the nation’s capitol was also unexpected, but Dier made the most of it and used it as an opportunity to discuss similar events in Louisiana’s history.
“The attack on the Capitol wasn’t the first time white supremacists tried to overturn an election,” Dier said in a TikTok video he made for his students.
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PHILADELPHIA John Chaney’s raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover at the top of his basketball sins or inferior effort. His voice was loudest when it came to picking unpopular fights, lashing out at NCAA policies he said discriminated against Black athletes. And it could be profane when Chaney let his own sense of justice get the better of him with fiery confrontations that threatened to undermine his role as father figure to scores of his underprivileged players.
Complicated, cranky, quick with a quip, Chaney was an imposing presence on the court and a court jester off it, all while building the Owls perched in rugged North Philadelphia into one of the toughest teams in the nation.