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Responding to Anti-Asian Violence and Georgia Shootings

A single lit candle surrounded by darkness.

After a shooting spree in Georgia took the lives of eight people—including six Asian American women—it’s important to pause, check in and prioritize care.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Gender & Sexual Identity

March 17, 2021

Educators’ and Students’ Rights During COVID-19

A children’s rights attorney and a policy analyst from the Southern Poverty Law Center explain educators’ rights to workplace safety, students’ rights to education access and what it might take to advocate for both.

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Race & Ethnicity Ability Class Rights & Activism

August 31, 2020

Rethinking Family Engagement During School Closures

Taking time to check assumptions about family engagement can make a huge difference in the lives of your students and their caregivers.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion Class

April 27, 2020

District Responses to Coronavirus: Examples to Follow

asian mother talking on phone with daughter on computer

Advocate for students and families during this crisis by using this resource to evaluate your district’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and offer recommendations for changes.

Topic

Ability Class Rights & Activism

April 20, 2020

A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures

Young student in head wrap reading materials in their lap seated on a bed.

An instructional coach experiencing long-term school closures in Washington state shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and their own emotions.

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Race & Ethnicity Class Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

March 17, 2020

Teaching About King’s Radical Approach to Social Justice

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Bettmann/Getty Images

While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work is often sugarcoated, it’s important to teach that King championed economic justice and taught Black self-love while also pushing back against neutrality, imperialism and systemic racism.

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Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

January 13, 2020

Introducing the Educator Grants Action Model Directory

Grants Illustration by Jonathan Reinfurt

TT Educator Grants fund projects that encourage educators to implement anti-bias education in their schools and classrooms. Learn how you can browse the new and expanding Grants Action Model directory to replicate these projects in your own school community.

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Race & Ethnicity Class Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

April 8, 2019

Teaching First-Graders About Microaggressions: The Small Moments Add Up

Two young students reading separate books.

For younger students, understanding that identity-based microaggressions pose a heavier burden than other painful moments is critical to developing anti-racist, empathetic behaviors.

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Race & Ethnicity Religion Class Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

March 26, 2019

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