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October 6, 2015

Reconsider Columbus Day

Group of young students putting on a performance on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Teachers have the power to change the practice of celebrating Columbus to a practice of celebrating indigenous peoples’ presence, endurance and accomplishments. This blogger suggests how to do just that.

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Issue 41, Spring 2012

And the Winners Are...

Meet five educators chosen for the first-ever Teaching Tolerance awards.

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Issue 30, Fall 2006

Ivory Tower: Lessons for a Teacher

Teaching Tolerance illustration of eye with a blind half open in front of it, and a student hold the cord to open the blind

Veteran teacher Dottie Blais writes openly about a question that too often is left unspoken and unanswered: How does a teacher's whiteness get in the way of successful multicultural education?

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Under Attack

Illustration of a teacher writing on chalkboard with her back turned to class

The bullying of teachers is slowly entering the national spotlight. How will your school respond?

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Bullying & Bias

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September 11, 2020

What Anti-racism Really Means for Educators

As anti-racism becomes a popular goal for schools across the nation, this TT advisory board member considers what it really means to be an anti-racist educator.

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Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Cracking the Code"

“Cracking the Code” looks at the representation of girls in computer science. This toolkit helps educators create an environment that welcomes all girls to participate in computer science and pursue careers in this field.

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The Skin I'm In (Chapter 4)

Maleeka gets made fun of at school about her clothes, her grades, even the color of her skin. In this chapter, one of her teachers, with white blotches on her face, shows how she's been able to accept the skin she's in.

Sharon Flake

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6-8

July 3, 2014

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October 8, 2018

Teach About Native American Women Leaders

Sharice Davids, Deb Haaland, Paulette Jordan, Peggy Flanagan, and Tatewin Means.

Build students’ media literacy by helping them contextualize stories about women candidates—and particularly Native women candidates—during election season and beyond.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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June 9, 2025

School Vouchers and the Efforts to Undermine Public Education

School Vouchers - image of public school, parent and child and person with sign "Education is a civil right."

Vouchers are part of a broader effort to dismantle public schools, moving public taxpayer funds into private for-profit institutions. This is the third of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Radical!

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Nine visionaries who changed the way we think about education.

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