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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Once Upon a Time in America'

The year 1963 marks the 50 th anniversary of many milestones in the civil rights movement. In the current issue of Teaching Tolerance, “ Once Upon a Time in America” traces some of the movements’ toughest trials. The

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Title IX at 40'

Title IX, passed by Congress in 1972, essentially banned sex discrimination in educational settings. In 1975, the then-Department of Health, Education and Welfare wrote the regulations that would implement the law. The

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Therapy of Lies'

This Teaching Tolerance story exposes the facts behind the pseudoscience known as conversion therapy—a practice that aims to change homosexuals “back” into heterosexuals. Organizations promoting the practice have sent

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Meeting Mathew'

This Teaching Tolerance magazine piece leads readers through the process of planning and conducting a disclosure meeting as a way of helping students relate to a peer with a hidden disability. Before doing that, however

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Struggling in Suburbia'

As this Teaching Tolerance story points out, the poor represent the fastest-growing segment in our nation’s suburbs. They are immigrants who choose to locate there and formerly middle-class families who have been hit by

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'Be a Good Boy'

Story Corner is a student-directed feature in Teaching Tolerance magazine. In the current issue, we tell the story of the Tennessee House member who cast the deciding vote for women’s suffrage. Vocabulary lapel [luh-

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Toolkit for 'New Resources from Teaching Tolerance'

Teaching Tolerance has released two important resources for creating a healthy, inclusive school environment. You can download them here: Responding to Hate and Bias at School Speak Up at School These resources provide

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

Be a Good Boy

Story Corner: In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother's advice on a controversial vote—and "freed 17 million women from political slavery."

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

What We’re Reading

The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

New Resources from Teaching Tolerance

Two new resources from Teaching Tolerance can help educators address acts of bigotry that threaten a healthy school climate.

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