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August 8, 2018

Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources

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Perhaps you get our magazine and you’ve used our films. But Learning for Justice offers so much more! As a new school year starts, we review some of our favorite—and most popular—resources.

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Slavery Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

August 6, 2018

Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics

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Bring Native cultures, stories and perspectives out of the margins of your curriculum with comics by and about Native peoples.

August 1, 2018

Who Decides What’s “Civil”?

When acts of protest are met with calls for civility, it’s a good idea to give students some historical context about the concept.

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Rights & Activism

Issue 60, Fall 2018

TT’s NEW LGBTQ Best Practices Guide

We’ve learned a lot in the last few years about what LGBTQ students need to thrive. This excerpt from our new guide offers insight into how even small policy adjustments can make a big difference in the lives of queer and nonbinary students.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 31, 2018

The Religious Liberty Task Force Is More Sword Than Shield

Jeff Sessions the Attorney General of the United States of America at the Department of Justice

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a task force that—in the name of “religious liberty”—threatens to systemically oppress LGBTQ students. The time for educators to demonstrate their allyship is now.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 30, 2018

“Families Are Such an Asset”

In this interview, TT Award Winner Liz Kleinrock talks about the steps she takes at the beginning of the school year to connect with her students’ families and how she builds those relationships throughout the year.

July 30, 2018

Culturally Inclusive Cooking Club

Creating a cohesive community from disparate parent groups around a great unifier: food.

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Immigration

July 25, 2018

Path to Peace

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Read about how one middle school teacher used a TT grant to fund a class project centered around peace, justice and action.

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Rights & Activism

Issue 60, Fall 2018

And the Winners Are...

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Meet the recipients of the 2018 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

July 19, 2018

Summer Violence and Educator Silence

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One principal questions the value of educator conferences that focus on “student voice” without recognizing the social contexts in which voices struggle to be heard.

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Rights & Activism

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