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A (Not So) Simple Trick
In the wake of the election results, one teacher tries to help students reflect clearly on the voters who decided the election—and to maintain hope.
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50,000+ Youth Report Spike in Bullying and Harassment
The Human Rights Campaign's post-election survey of more than 50,000 young people highlights the November election's damaging impact on youth.
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“This Is What Democracy Looks Like”
Teaching students about the role children have played in the march for civil rights—historically and today—is just one of many ways teachers can bring the Women’s March into the classroom.
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Excellence With Equity: A Mentor’s Approach
In this first of a three-part series, this new-educator mentor explains how mentoring can help new teachers focus on students’ assets rather than their deficits.
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What We're Reading
Teaching Tolerance loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.
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Integrating for Equity
Educators, activists and academics are raising the bar when it comes to achieving truly integrated schools.
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Ask, Investigate and Advocate
Nefertari Yancie, Ph.D., credits her family’s commitment to asking courageous questions, seeking answers and taking action as the impetus for her career in the classroom.
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Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement
Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.
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Bus Boycott: Historical Documents Highlight Integration Milestone
This collection of primary resources and corresponding activities sheds light on the endurance of peaceful protesters in Montgomery, Ala., who overturned an unjust law.
July 6, 2009
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Before Rosa Parks: Ida B. Wells
The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Ida B. Wells, who worked tirelessly for racial justice in the South, especially concerning lynching.
July 6, 2009