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January 22, 2018

Toolkit for "Why Mendez Still Matters"

Mendez v. Westminster has gone largely unrecognized in history instruction. If it is mentioned at all, the case is often tagged as a precursor to the civil rights movement or as the Mexican-American version of Brown v

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June 16, 2011

Classroom Activists: How Service-Learning Challenges Prejudice

This interview with teacher Lisa Weinbaum accompanies her Teaching Tolerance article "'At Risk' of Greatness."

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Informational

"Nonviolence vs. Jim Crow" 1942

Bayard Rustin believed deeply in the power of nonviolence during the era of segregation. In the following essay, he describes its use and effect on a bus ride from Louisville to Nashville.

Bayard Rustin

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class

Subject

History

February 22, 2019

article

March 29, 2019

Teaching Active Kindness With a Little Spy Work

How can we help future teachers realize the value of kindness before they teach it to students?

Topic

Bullying & Bias

the moment

Respond With Care in Support of Young People

People are continuously struggling to respond when traumatizing events occur. This time it’s the devastation in Mississippi following deadly tornadoes. For families, educators and community members who must respond to the needs of children as a traumatizing event unfolds, this new LFJ article and resources can help.

Student Mental Health Matters
Trauma-responsive Education: Supporting Students and Yourself

March 27, 2023

article

June 12, 2019

Teaching Juneteenth

Young men of color in matching outfits dancing together outside.

The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

Topic

Rights & Activism

lesson

Digital Activism Remixed: Hashtags for Voice, Visibility and Visions of Social Justice

As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming increasingly exposed to and involved in hashtag campaigns related to themes of identity, diversity, justice and social action.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

Math & Technology

September 27, 2017

article

July 26, 2017

Personal Stories

This online sidebar accompanies the Teaching Tolerance article " Possession Obsession." Anna Sanchez (not her real name), 19, wishes her school had taught that control can signal abuse rather than love. At age 13, she

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for "False Sense of Security"

Educators can use this toolkit to reflect on school-based policing in their schools and districts and to conduct a school climate survey among colleagues.

professional development

Facilitating Constructive Conversations about 9/11

Conversation Guidelines for Schools and Academic Settings, developed by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, provides useful steps for having respectful conversations about 9/11 and religion.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

Topic

Religion

August 19, 2011

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