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Home Was a Horse Stall
This true story is about the internment of a Japanese American family during World War II.
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Another Discriminatory Dress Code
This week, a Texas school district is making news for requiring a student to cut his locs before graduation. We’re heartened by how this student’s family and community are supporting him, but we must ask: How many other celebrations—and bodies—are still being regulated by discriminatory school policies? This is a conversation we should be having with students, colleagues and administrators. These resources can help.
- Controlling the Student Body
- Loc’d Out: How Thoughtless Dress Codes Can Harm Students From Day One
- Students and Hair: The Freedom to Choose
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Our Spring Magazine Is Here!
The latest issue of Teaching Tolerance is now available online, and copies should begin arriving by mail next week! We’re proud to share stories about families uniting to fight racism in schools, advocates working to ensure no student goes hungry, scholars analyzing the impact of school curricula and more.
- Responding to Hate and Bias in the West
- Why Lunch Shaming Persists
- Ending Curriculum Violence
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Toolkit for "Two Pairs of Shoes"
Building Your Knowledge Learn more about Native Americans. First, encourage students to take a short quiz to see what they already know (or don’t know) about Native American Influences in U.S. History and Culture. Oral
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Speak Up!
A collection of real-life stories, gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, on how people across the United States spoke up against everyday bigotry.
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On Liberty and Slavery
The first Black Southerner to have a book of poetry published, Horton's plea for freedom personifies liberty and beseeches her to stamp out oppression and break his chains.
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Catching Kids Before They Sink
Laura Sofen’s inner angry teenager guides her each day as a teacher.