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"To the Dead We Owe the Truth"

In this segment from 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, a jury delivers the verdict in the case about the murder of Jordan Davis by Michael Dunn.

Marc Silver

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

August 19, 2016

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Literature

Seventeen Syllables

Rosie's mother and father did not marry out of love, and her mother writes haiku as an escape. After entering a contest, a man comes to deliver her prize—a framed picture. Angered by this intrusion, Rosie's father destroys the picture. In her anguish, Rosie's mother explains her marriage to her daughter.

Hisaye Yamamoto

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

article

October 2, 2014

Educating Coworkers on Anti-bias Topics

How do you encourage colleagues to participate in sustained conversations about justice, equity and tolerance?

article

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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Informational

Peace Begins With You

Katherine Scholes begins this informative piece by describing the multi-facted nature of the word "peace" and what it can mean to different people at different times. Then she provides concrete ways that each of us can be a peacemaker.

Katherine Scholes

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Bullying & Bias

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 3, 2014

professional development

Identifying and Responding to Bias Incidents

A bias incident is conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or in part, by bias or prejudice.

Professional Development Topic

School Climate

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 16, 2009

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May 22, 2019

Arthur’s Gay Teacher and Other Stories Schools Won’t Tell

Mr. Ratburn, of the cartoon 'Arthur,' marries Patrick in a scene from the show.

Local PBS networks’ refusal to air an episode of a children’s show featuring the marriage of two men speaks to a larger problem in our society—and our schools.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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May 12, 2011

Stop Using Schools to Enforce Immigration Laws

U.S. public schools are not branch offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That’s the message the Obama administration sent out in a letter to the nation’s school districts last week.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

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February 28, 2011

Arts: The Secret to Making Schools Great?

Last week, I had a chance to preview documentary films that showed how a strong arts program—and that could range from mariachi to Shakespeare to poetry slams—could turn struggling schools into powerhouses of energy and promise. Last night, millions of viewers got a chance to see what students from a school that values the arts look like—on the Academy Awards, no less.

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Class Bullying & Bias

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