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October 10, 2019

Support LGBTQ Students and Educators as Our Rights Are Decided

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As the Supreme Court hears cases to decide whether federal law protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, one queer educator explains how his colleagues can be accomplices in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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June 2, 2020

Uprisings and Education

Protesters carrying signs that emphasize "Black Lives Matter."

An open letter from TT staff.

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Rights & Activism

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Understanding Voter Suppression in Today’s Election Process

Strategies to suppress voting continue to undermine our democracy today and have increased over the past two decades in response to political participation becoming more pluralistic.

October 11, 2024

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Petition to the North Carolina General Assembly from Currituck County Citizens (1861)

The petitioners, who fear that the free black population of Currituck County will join with enslaved people in a revolt against the white people of the county, request that the North Carolina General Assembly to remove all free black people from the county. They suggest this can be done either by forcing them from their homes or by condemning them into slavery. The petitioners also advise the assembly to boost the number of enslavers in Currituck.

“Citizens of Currituck County”

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 15, 2017

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Speaking Up Without Tearing Down

Person with a fist for a head crossing their arms as multiple fingers point at them.

A veteran human rights educator explains the value of teaching students to call each other in rather than out.

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Recognition

Since its founding in 1991, Learning for Justice—formerly Teaching Tolerance—has been recognized as a transformative force in education. Our materials have won two Oscars, an Emmy and scores of honors. Here is a sampling

June 28, 2017

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The Privacy Paradox

This lesson teaches students to understand the impact of online actions on their personal privacy.

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6-8

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Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

September 26, 2017

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August 15, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants in Action: Latinx Advocates

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TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Grants and School Programs Manager Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with grantee Sarah Emmett about the work her students will be doing this fall.

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Rights & Activism

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February 26, 2018

Discussing "The Mental Health Issue" After Parkland

Male African-American Teacher Instructing Students | Teaching Tolerance

When talking with students about mass shootings, you can't avoid addressing mental health. This TT staffer offers recommendations for ways you can talk about mental health with your students—without adding to the stigma already in place.

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Ability Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford

Two young people with spades digging near a burial marker.

The legacy of slavery isn’t limited to the South.

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