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Teach This: Regulating Protest at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Analyze news of the recent announcement banning athlete protest at the Olympics to discuss protest and the power of individual voice with students.
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Responding to Hate and Bias in the West
A Las Vegas school made headlines when hate shook its campus. Now a group of parents is fighting to ensure children learn in a safer and more equitable environment.
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Spotlight on Whose Renaissance?
TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Grants Manager Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with Chris Dolgos about his project investigating the equity of urban renewal.
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Clueless Hair Policy Hurts Kids
One-size-fits-all appearance policies cannot work in our increasingly diverse schools.
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Celebrating African and Indigenous Cultures
Conversations about African and Indigenous cultures are essential for learning about the history of our country and making connections with a broader world.
August 17, 2024
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Supporting Children of Immigrant Families
Millions of young people in the United States are children of immigrant families. And many immigrant children are feeling high levels of fear and anxiety right now due to the current anti-immigrant political environment. All students in the U.S. have a right to public education, “regardless of a child’s or guardian’s citizenship, immigration status, or English language proficiency. These rights were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark 1982 decision in Plyler v.
- Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
- Understanding and Responding to Trauma
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The Fire Horse Girl
In this excerpt, the narrator, a young Chinese girl, poses as a boy with forged papers, trying to gain entry into the United States. When she realizes the American immigration agents are checking identity papers at the dock, she fights past them and runs for her life.
July 7, 2014
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By Virtue of Being Human: A Human Rights Questionnaire
"Test the waters" of human rights awareness with your class before introducing them to the framework by using the following questionnaire.
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What If?
The editor of Teaching Tolerance explores the ins and outs of social boundaries at school.