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Issue 45, Fall 2013

Bring it Home

Teaching Tolerance illustration rainbows over school building

Building support for LGBT students in the South.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 46, Spring 2014

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 51, Fall 2015

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to watch these TT-approved films!

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November 27, 2018

More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts

Jackie Robinson rounding first base at baseball game.

When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

Debunking the Mobility Myth

The American dream discriminates on the basis of color. How do we explain that to African-American children?

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June 15, 2021

Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights

Adult and child walking through door to the outside

Public schools have a legal obligation to enroll and support immigrant students and English language learners. New resources from the SPLC help advocates work with families to ensure schools are meeting this responsibility.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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August 5, 2019

From Mourning to Action

After this weekend’s shootings in El Paso and Dayton, we ask: How do educators keep tragedy and terror from overwhelming them as they fight for justice?

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Informational

A Law for Regulating Negroes and Slaves in the Night Time

A New York City law from 1731 details the punishments for the enslaved and free black people who are in the streets after dark.

Will. Sharpas and Council

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

December 13, 2017

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Beth Hoover

Beth Hoover is an educator for Power Up, Speak Out! in Red Lodge, Montana. She educates teachers, school counselors, administrators, and violence prevention educators about the five lesson toolkit. The five lesson toolkit covers what middle school students deserve in healthy relationships, including lessons about power dynamics, red flags, boundaries, and consent. Hoover is also the communications manager for Power Up, Speak Out! She has her Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Wyoming, and draws upon her past work experiences as a librarian, a special education para

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Saffron Dreams

Although her husband died in the September 11 attack, Arissa is targeted for being Muslim. In this excerpt, she is held up by a group of men who berate her and threaten to kill her until they realize she is pregnant.

Shaila Abdullah

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion

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Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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