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Author: Larry Strauss, Opinion columnist

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My black, disadvantaged students live with racism. They don’t need to see it on sneakers.

July 10, 2019Larry Strauss, Opinion columnistComments Off on My black, disadvantaged students live with racism. They don’t need to see it on sneakers.

Who exactly suffers when a sneaker company pulls a style? How does it compare with the pain of African Americans to see a symbol of slavery?

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By teaching high schoolers, I’ve learned not every student needs to be in a classroom

June 6, 2019Larry Strauss, Opinion columnistComments Off on By teaching high schoolers, I’ve learned not every student needs to be in a classroom

Does it matter how much or for how long my students are in class? And if even perpetually absent students get a diploma, how much is it really worth?

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My mother never gave up on my brother. Because of her, I never give up on my students.

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019Larry Strauss, Opinion columnistComments Off on My mother never gave up on my brother. Because of her, I never give up on my students.

My actress mom believed her severely disabled son would get better until he died at 44. I’ve carried that lesson through 3 decades of teaching teens.

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Lower the voting age, let more teens shape the future. It’s their planet on the line.

March 27, 2019Larry Strauss, Opinion columnistComments Off on Lower the voting age, let more teens shape the future. It’s their planet on the line.

The Senate vote to stop the Green New Deal was the latest blow to those with the most at stake. Now more than ever we need to let younger people vote.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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