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Section I: Policy Checkup

Policies reflect a school’s priorities and, like budgets, reveal as much in what they omit as in what’s written on the page. It’s time more LGBTQ kids see themselves on the page. School leaders who make inclusive

October 25, 2018

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough

Illustration of several kids gathered around an adult holding the scales of justice.

Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice.

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

The Night Before the Dream

Illustration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and people listening to him.

Bea’s family has traveled from far and wide to hear Dr. King—and plan how they’ll make his dream a reality.

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

Rural Schools and Hard History

Paper cutout art of a school building and trees.

The rich history and diversity of rural communities have largely been erased. Appreciating both charts a promising path forward.

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To Serve With Honor

Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant, was awarded the Purple Heart for service in Vietnam, but discharged soon after telling his captain he was gay and appearing in uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the words, "I Am a Homosexual" emblazoned next to him. While he may have "settled" in his fight against the Air Force, he was a pioneer in the fight for gay and lesbian rights in the military.

LFJ Staff

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9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

September 28, 2018

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February 7, 2018

Hate at School: January 2018

In a black and white photograph, a young girl wearing a head covering looks pensively off camera

Last month, we tracked 64 school-based episodes of hate in 32 states—the most since October.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

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February 14, 2018

“All Our Terrible and Beautiful History”: Teach American History as a Human Story

Professor David W. Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, explains why prevailing American historical narratives necessitate Teaching Tolerance's Teaching Hard History report and recommendations.

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Slavery Rights & Activism

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April 17, 2018

Hate at School: March 2018

While student activism rightfully stole the headlines, we tracked 35 school-based episodes of hate and bias in 18 states during the month of March.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

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January 18, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Stories From Anthropologists of Education

In the fall of 2016 and spring of 2017, these four anthropologists observed how students and educators responded to the presidential election. This winter, they followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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June 12, 2018

AP World History Is Worth Saving

Teachers are pushing back against proposed changes they say would reframe AP World History as Eurocentric. Teaching Tolerance stands with them.

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Religion Rights & Activism

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