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The Walk of Love
When the arson of a local mosque rattled the small town of Victoria, Texas, students led an effort to unite the entire community.
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You Can!
With a little encouragement, students everywhere can make the leap from passive interest to active engagement.
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Expert Opinions—Students Speak About Bullying
When we talk about devoting so many minutes to each subject in a school day, we need to make time for students to communicate about what really matters to them.
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Informational
Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
This segment examines black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey and his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Best known for his leadership in a "back to Africa" movement, Garvey's ideas would influence later black nationalist thought.
July 8, 2014
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From Awareness to Action
Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?
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Having the Talk
Jeremiah and Noelle's teacher wants them to talk to their families about voting. What they learn from those conversations takes everyone by surprise.
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The Words “We” Use for “The Other”
Too often, teachers present geographically distant regions—and the people who live in them—as “other.” Here’s how you can avoid doing so.
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Spotlight on Latinx Leaders Tomorrow
TT Educator Grants support social justice work in the classroom, as well as at the school and district levels. Latinx middle schoolers in California interviewed community leaders who reflected about the challenging and rewarding path to a thriving adulthood.
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Think There’s No Diversity? Think Again
A common misperception in many early childhood environments is the idea that, as one teacher told me, “There’s no diversity in my classroom.” She, and many others, think that a focus on diversity is unnecessary in an apparently homogeneous classroom.
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A War on the Peaceful
This story, illustrated by Don Kilpatrick, describes a group of people who immigrated from Germany to the United States in order to seek religious asylum and practice their way of life in peace, but were met by continued persecution, which only escalated when World War I broke out.
January 5, 2015