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The End-of-Year Mental Health Check

Teaching Tolerance illustration of hands reaching upward

As the academic year winds down, mental health professionals remind us to connect with young people and embrace community care.

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May 9, 2022

A Supremely Historic Moment

As the first Black woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, there are lessons we can all learn about intersectionality, representation and our essential role in eliminating obstacles for young people.

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Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

April 14, 2022

Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive

Amid school closures, online classes can offer new opportunities for culturally responsive teaching. Here’s what one educator is trying with her fifth grade students.

March 31, 2020

Black History Month: Teaching the Complete History

Illustration featuring the likenesses of Bayard Rustin, Angela Davis, Sojourner Truth, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Frederick Douglass and silhouettes of protesters and activists.

Go beyond trauma and struggle to examine the liberation, civic engagement, creativity and intersecting identities of Black people during Black History Month.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

January 29, 2020

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

Empty wheelchair parked on what appears to be either a sidewalk or road.

In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students learned about living with disabilities and the need for accessibility.

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Ability

July 10, 2019

Voices of Hope

Large group of students gathered together in auditorium for a group photograph.

In this middle school, district-level grant, students hosted an interview series and spoke with people from a variety of backgrounds who found resilience, success and leadership in adulthood.

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Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

May 29, 2019

“What’s in a Name?”

In this elementary, school-level grant, students learn about each others’ names and their meanings, and they brainstorm strategies for respectfully approaching unfamiliar names.

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Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias

April 10, 2019

Understanding Implicit Bias Through Photography

Young student holding sign that says "People say I do not belong I say no."

In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students use photography to understand implicit bias and consider how they see themselves and others.

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Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

April 2, 2019

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