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WELCOME!
Welcome to The Change Agent, a social justice newspaper published twice a year in March and September. The Change Agent provides cutting edge resources for teaching social issues, powerful student writing that inspires discussion, and many ready-to-use lesson plans – all oriented toward a multi-level audience.
The Change Agent is available online or in print. Subscribers who elect to include the online option will receive full access to all of our back issues as well as our issue extras and growing collection of audio articles.
New Issue! Issue 36:
Good Jobs, Not Just Any Jobs!
Many adults are attending school to get the skills they need to get a better job. But will they be able to find a good job? Speaking of which...what is a good job? And how do you get one? In this issue, The Change Agent explores these questions and more. Students share compelling stories of satisfying work, as well as dangerous and demeaning work and those jobs that are a mixture of both. Their advice and stories will inspire readers to make goals, learn skills, and think critically about the world of work. In addition to providing food for thought, this issue shares concrete examples of ordinary people—alone and with others—taking steps to be agents of change in the workplace.
Watch a recording of the tips & tricks webinar on issue 36!
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CALL FOR ARTICLES:
Technology
Deadline for submission: May 3rd, 2013
WHAT OUR READERS SAY:
"Another amazing issue of The Change Agent! I am so proud of our students who wrote for this issue. It's a privilege to witness their growth and transformation."
Patricia Hembrough
Director of Educational Services
Project Hope, Roxbury, MA
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"Thank you so much for providing this resource to our teachers and students. The teachers are always very excited to receive the publication and they tell me the students enjoy them as well."
Janie Johnson Carter
UAM College of Technology, Crossett, AR
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"Excellent material for student/classroom use. The literacy tutors are using the environmental issue for science lessons. Thanks!"
Reeda Hampton
Literacy Council, West Memphis, AR
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"I subscribe to The Change Agent and encourage my teachers to do the same. I find it to be an excellent publication. You did a terrific job on the election issue."
Denise Cox
Director of Professional Development
Central Indiana Educational Service Center, Indianapolis, IN
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"We are using the climate change issue for the third time in class this evening. We are exploring our "carbon footprint," how we can reduce energy, and be more energy conscious. As a result of these discussions, students opted to forego using styrofoam cups in class. A teacher bought cups at the local dollar store and students have begun washing them out at the end of break. Meanwhile, four of my students are writing for your next issue. They are sharing some great ideas!"
Laurie E. Bargstedt
Office of Adult Literacy & Corrections Education
Johnstown, NY
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