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Issue 6, Fall 2024

The Strength of Ordinary People: A Conversation With Jo Ann Bland

Photo of Jo Ann Bland by Sydney A. Foster

As a child, Jo Ann Bland participated in the Selma, Alabama, march that became known as Bloody Sunday. In this video and Q&A excerpt, Bland inspires us to civic action.

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Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process

This overview of Freedom Summer 1964 connects to actions for strengthening democracy today.

August 11, 2024

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

What Is White Privilege, Really?

Mountain climbers overshadowed by person in hot air balloon.

Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself.

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“Cornerstone” Speech

In this speech, Alexander H. Stephens justifies the Confederacy’s secession, arguing that the “cornerstone” of the Confederacy is the maintenance of the institution of slavery and the belief in the inferiority of African Americans.

Alexander H. Stephens

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Chapter 1: Editorials

An excerpt from A Whale Hunt, How a Native-American Village Did What No One Thought It Could by Robert Sullivan. This piece is to accompany "Holding Onto Heritage: Native Whale Hunts & Diversity" lesson.

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

July 14, 2017

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

And the Winners Are...

Lightbulbs drawn in yellow and white chalk on a chalkboard.

Meet the recipients of the 2018 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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September 7, 2018

Teaching the Value of Work

The shaming of an actor who took a job at a grocery store reminds us to rethink how we teach students about success, equity and hard work.

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Class

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

Going Beyond the Textbook

Illustration of students emerging from under a giant book.

Teachers are using the textbook—and going beyond it—to change history education from the ground up.

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Appendix A: Suggested Anti-bias Strategies for Use With ELL Students

ELL instructors can adapt almost any lesson or activity to meet the needs of their students. Use this list of sample ELL-friendly strategies to spark creativity. Implement them alone, combine them or integrate them into

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Immigration

July 5, 2017

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Teaching Hard History: Grades K-5

Our youngest students deserve a truthful, age-appropriate account of our past. These resources for elementary educators include a first-of-its-kind framework.

May 28, 2019

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