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Teaching Hard History
Four innovative educators discuss how they teach about our country's painful past. Plus, get a sneak preview of our new resources for teaching about American slavery.
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Caroline Is a Boy
The challenges faced by transgender and gender-noncomforming students are too often ignored.
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George Bernard Shaw
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.” — George Bernard Shaw Download poster
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Growing Up with Abriendo Puertas
This piece accompanies the Teaching Tolerance article "Opening Doors on the Border."
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Civic Education in the Age of Clinton and Trump
For the first time in 34 years, this social studies teacher feels forced to not do his job when it comes to teaching the election.
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Controversial Subjects in the Classroom
Invariably, issues are raised in classrooms that bring charged responses from students. How can educators set the stage for safe, respectful dialogue and learning?
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Death of a Remarkable Woman
The newspaper article briefly describes the heroism of an enslaved woman, her emancipation, her marriage to her former enslaver and her life after he died.
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Diversifying Classroom Texts
Join antiracist education experts Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia together with Learning for Justice for this thought-provoking webinar highlighting the importance of diversifying classroom texts.
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Modeling Democracy
In West Virginia, many teachers are frustrated with the state legislature's attitude toward public education. By taking collective action with a statewide strike, these teachers model for students how to stand up and speak out for their rights.
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Toolkit for “(In)Visible Identity”
This toolkit provides recommendations for talking with students in elementary, middle, and high school about identity, representation and Sikh experience in the United States.