Turning Ferguson into a Teachable Moment in Hawaii

By Molly Solomon • Nov 25, 2014

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Christina Torres is a 7th and 9th grade english teacher at University Laboratory School. She changed her original lesson plan Tuesday to discuss events in Ferguson with her students.
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Events in Ferguson, Missouri have sparked a national conversation. Teachers in Hawai‘i are grappling with how to bring that into the classroom. HPR's Molly Solomon has more.

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