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The Only One
When you’re the only person of color in your class, school can become a struggle between two worlds.
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We Can’t Dismantle What We Can’t See: Teaching Concepts of Masculinity
“So, there aren’t any girls in the book?” Find out how an English teacher answered this student question—and fit the male-centered Lord of the Flies into a classroom focused on voices traditionally left in the margins.
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Is Silence Golden? Giving Students a Choice in Matters of Faith
Do moments of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance infringe on students’ rights? Tanenbaum and Teaching Tolerance revisit this and other important questions through a set of blog posts based on our ongoing webinar series Religious Diversity in the Classroom.
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Toolkit for Tongue-Tied
This toolkit shows how Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education can help foster safe and effective instruction about the sensitive and serious topic of slavery.
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A Lawyer's Story From the Field
A Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer relates to a student who has been suspended repeatedly from a Florida school district where the Center is challenging the discriminatory treatment of African-American children.
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Hate Speech Overheard
When students see you ignore hateful language, they are learning an important lesson—and not the kind you want them to learn.
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The Value of Ethnic Studies—For All Students
Despite arguments to the contrary, ethnic studies benefits all students—and research backs it up.
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Inclusive Education Benefits All Children
In confronting attacks on LGBTQ+ students’ rights to representation and safety in public education, we hold firm to creating inclusive and affirming learning spaces.