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February 6, 2019

Teachers Against Child Detention: “We’re Not Gonna Stop”

Immigrant families and allies gather behind a sign that reads, "Keep our families together."

Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning talks with TT about the movement to end child detention, the upcoming Teach-In for Freedom and a Call to Action she hopes all educators will hear.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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Issue 27, Spring 2005

Announcing The Children's March

The children's march through Birmingham, Ala.

A new film from Teaching Tolerance shows youth have the power to change the world.

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Rights & Activism

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April 20, 2010

Why I Teach: A Poem

students looking over homework sitting on bench outside

For National Poetry Month, we departed from our typical prose-only style to present this special Why I Teach column.

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Issue 46, Spring 2014

Racial inequity, gender stereotypes and heternormity continue to dominate children’s books. This toolkit will help you assess your classroom library and make future selections that reflect a range of cultures, genders, immigration and socio-economic statuses, sexual orientations and family structures.

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How Stereotypes Undermine Test Scores

Subtle changes in test environments can improve standardized test scores among students of color and girls.

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Classroom Culture

Instruction

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Bullying & Bias

July 6, 2017

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Literature

Seventeen Syllables

Rosie's mother and father did not marry out of love, and her mother writes haiku as an escape. After entering a contest, a man comes to deliver her prize—a framed picture. Angered by this intrusion, Rosie's father destroys the picture. In her anguish, Rosie's mother explains her marriage to her daughter.

Hisaye Yamamoto

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9-12

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Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

A Hopeful Case of Teacher Leadership and Confronting Bias in Education

Illustration of a teacher wiping down a chalkboard that features various young people filling in with color where the teacher wipes.

Two Boston teachers created a blueprint for helping educators examine bias. In doing so, they laid a foundation for change.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Why Civics Needs Social Justice Education

Illustration of various exaggerated figures appearing in silhouettes of books.

Social justice-oriented civics education is crucial for developing the civic knowledge, skills and dispositions people need to fulfill the potential of a multiracial and inclusive democracy.

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Starting an Activist Club at School

This piece is to accompany the Portfolio Activity for "From Awareness to Action"Tad Thomas of the Positive Youth Foundation offers simple tips for starting an activist club at school.

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Instruction

July 6, 2009

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Issue 52, Spring 2016

You Spoke, We Listened

Our recent film, PD guide and magazine issues inspired an unprecedented amount of dialogue with readers.

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Teachers Against Child Detention: “We’re Not Gonna Stop”

Announcing The Children's March

Why I Teach: A Poem

Toolkit for Picture Imperfect

How Stereotypes Undermine Test Scores

Seventeen Syllables

A Hopeful Case of Teacher Leadership and Confronting Bias in Education

Why Civics Needs Social Justice Education

Starting an Activist Club at School

You Spoke, We Listened

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