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Issue 18, Fall 2000

Catch Them Before They Fall

A Kentucky school district bucks the trend toward exclusionary discipline.

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Bullying & Bias

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November 15, 2021

Students Lose When Black Women Aren’t Supported

Teacher looking over student's shoulder

To mitigate the harm against Black students and all children of color in schools, we must love and support Black women in school leadership roles.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

Nothing About Us Without Us Is for Us

Hazel Edwards | Nothing About Us Without Us Is For Us | TT57

Youth activist Hazel Edwards recounts her journey from being pushed out of school to teaching her district how to serve transgender students.

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July 7, 2009

The History Behind Black History Month

Many educators silently wrestle with this question: Is Black History Month a window of opportunity or just a pigeonhole?

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

The Tractor and the Taxi

Rural and urban students build a new vehicle for friendship in an Internet mural project.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 48, Fall 2014

Check It Out!

Librarian helps boosting cultural responsiveness

Want help boosting cultural responsiveness at your school? Ask your librarian!

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Rights & Activism

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March 7, 2014

The Noose of Racism

What happens when we don’t teach about the history of racism? Turn on the news.

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Issue 40, Fall 2011

Bully at the Blackboard

giant hand pointing a finger

Every adult in the building needs to act when the bully is a teacher.

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Bullying & Bias

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Coshandra Dillard

Coshandra Dillard | Senior Writer | Teaching Tolerance

Coshandra Dillard (she/her) is an associate editor for Learning for Justice. Before joining LFJ, she was a freelance writer and magazine editor. She also worked as a health journalist for more than eight years. Additionally, Coshandra has experience in the classroom, having served as a substitute teacher for grades K-12. You can follow her on Twitter @CoshandraD_LFJ.

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Natalie Odom Pough

Natalie Odom Pough, Ed.D., is a visiting clinical assistant professor of education at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Her work and research interests include new educator attrition and curriculum design in the age of social media and social justice activism in schools. Natalie was named a 2018 ASCD Emerging Leader and is a member of the Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board.