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How much can teachers disclose about their personal religious and nonreligious beliefs to students?

Educators can’t display religious symbols in public schools, but that does not mean religious symbols can never appear in the classroom. So when is it OK?

Do moments of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance infringe on students’ rights? Tanenbaum and Teaching Tolerance revisit this and other important questions through a set of blog posts based on our ongoing webinar series Religious Diversity in the Classroom.

The First Amendment defines the parameters of including religious content in U.S. public school classrooms, but teachers still wonder: What does religion as content look like?

Teach students to value religious diversity—yes, it’s OK in public schools!

What message does a white Jesus send to Christians who are not white?

Secular Safe Zone helps educators make schools friendlier to non-religious students.

Best Practices // Creating an LGBT-Inclusive School Climate

A history class offered an opportunity to model speaking up against bias.

Listening to different viewpoints is a valuable skill for students. Getting them to that point can cause a few tense moments.