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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.

Earl Warren

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

The Only One

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When you’re the only person of color in your class, school can become a struggle between two worlds.

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July 7, 2009

The History Behind Black History Month

Many educators silently wrestle with this question: Is Black History Month a window of opportunity or just a pigeonhole?

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

They Didn’t Back Down

Illustration of three adults holding up a giant foot that threatens to step on a diverse set of students below.

Florida educators were targeted for standing up for LGBTQ students. Here’s how they stood strong.

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Issue 49, Spring 2015

What We're Reading

Teaching Tolerance staff review 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 2, Spring 2022

Teaching the Past to Improve the Future

Illustration of young people together, one in greyscale, one in full color.

Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Marches on Washington

Dr. King and others march on Washington.

This photograph from the Associated Press shows Martin Luther King Jr. in a crowd of people at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963.

Associated Press

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K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 2, 2014

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October 19, 2016

The Benefits of Blended Learning

Blended learning can transform a classroom and give a diverse range of students the support they need to thrive in school.

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Anti-Immigrant

Animus toward people perceived to be immigrants led to a significant amount of harassment in schools; about 18 percent of the incidents that educators reported were directed toward people seen as “foreign.” This category

May 1, 2019

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Whose Student Is She?

Illustration of hands raised with various questions

No Child Left Behind is plunging many English language learners into the educational mainstream — and sometimes getting them in over their heads.

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