Since mid-October, 4th graders at Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary have been studying a unit on the U.S. Constitution. When Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris made history, winning the highest elected office ever held by a woman and woman of color, their teacher, Mr. James Cross, used the teachable moment to help his students dive deeper into their exploration about “Who was the Constitution written for and inclusive of and who was left out or ignored?” Mr. Cross and Rocketship students were among just a handful of Nashvillians who appeared in The Tennessean‘s front page story reflecting on what this historic moment means to women and young girls.

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