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Teacher Strong
Looking back on a year of unique and sometimes disheartening challenges, the Spring issue of Teaching Tolerance offers a reminder: We work in education for a reason.
See promise in the innocent wisdom offered to the new president as part of our #StudentsSpeak campaign. Join a veteran educator’s “revolution of hope.” Learn how to empower Muslim students, immigrants and refugee children.
Like the flourishing garden on the issue’s cover, these stories can grow hope and resolve in times when friendship, kindness and justice may be struggling to take root.
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An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere
Are you ready for a revolution? This veteran educator is.
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Buddy Up With Arthur
What a wonderful kind of day—to incorporate Arthur into your curriculum.
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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff
Now, more than ever, these vulnerable students need advocates in schools.
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Mariposas
This Latina civic empowerment program seeks to “take stories of adversity and flip them into stories of glory.”
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Mariposas en Español
El programa de Mariposas busca “tomar historias de adversidad y convertirlas en historias de éxito.”
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“Conversations Aren’t Enough”
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tells the hard truth about why so many students still attend segregated schools.
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Students Speak
Dear President Trump: America’s students have some advice for you.
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What Did Pilgrims Look Like?
How does identity influence our perceptions of history?
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Pink
A social justice educator comes to terms with his not-so-hidden biases.
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Expelling Islamophobia
Anti-hate and anti-bullying policies aren’t enough in the fight against Islamophobia.
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Controlling the Student Body
Are your school’s dress and behavior policies doing more harm than good?
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What Learning About Slavery Can Teach Us About Ourselves
We are a product of our history—even the history we don’t like to think about.
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Dear Future Leader
Encourage the change agents in your classroom with this letter of support.