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May 24, 2011

End the Silence on LGBT Bullying

New evidence of the bullying crisis in our schools appears daily in news reports and blogs. For some students, verbal harassment, cyber-ostracism and physical abuse are as routine as turning in homework. That’s particularly true for students who are—or simply perceived to be—gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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Bullying & Bias Gender & Sexual Identity

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Involve Others

This should not be a starting-from-scratch moment.

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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Issue 28, Fall 2005

‘Here To Tell My Story’

In developing the One Survivor Remembers kit, Teaching Tolerance's Curriculum Specialist/Writer Jeff Sapp spoke extensively with Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

“This Is Bigger than History”: A Conversation With Ibram Kendi

Dr. Ibram Kendi sitting in front of a book shelf

Dr. Kendi’s book argues: You can’t effectively teach or learn about racism without understanding its origins.

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January 28, 2019

Teaching Hard History With Primary Sources

Partial view of The Liberator newspaper.

We can’t teach the truth about American history without including the voices of enslaved people.

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Rights & Activism

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Elizabeth Platt

Liz is director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School. Previously, she was a Carr Center for Reproductive Justice Fellow at A Better Balance. Her paper “Gangsters to Greyhounds: The Past, Present and Future of Offender Registration,” was recently cited in an opinion enhancing due process rights for convicted persons.

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May 24, 2022

Where Do We Go From Here?

Flying wish lanterns being released against a night sky.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that "Education is not merely a way of upward mobility for the individual, it is a way of collective movement."

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Rights & Activism

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September 1, 2016

Speak Up for Civility

This year, students are absorbing a lot of negative and inflammatory messages related to the election—often from the adults in their own school communities. We’ve got something that can help.

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Bullying & Bias

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Muslim Girls Design Their Own Culturally Appropriate Basketball Uniforms

This article details the experiences of members of a middle-school girls’ basketball team who were torn between playing a sport they loved and wearing culturally and religiously appropriate clothing.

Joseph Erbentraut

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6-8

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Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

December 7, 2015

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March 15, 2010

Remember the (all-white) Alamo!

The Texas State Board of Education approved standards for U.S. history and other social studies courses Friday. That is national news because of Texas’ huge role in shaping textbooks across the country. Given that conservative Christians dominate the board, the result was predictable.

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