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January 2, 2018

Toolkit for "States' Rights and 'Historical Malpractice'"

This professional development activity encourages educators to use primary source documents as a tool to counter common myths about the Confederacy and to discuss with students how we remember (or misremember) history.

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Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question

In this poem, the speaker--who is Native American--responds to a series of unspoken discriminatory questions. The reader can deduce the missing questions based on the speaker's responses.

Diane Burns

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6-8

July 3, 2014

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What Districts Can Do To Support Educators in Teaching Honest History

District office personnel play important leadership roles in protecting educators who teach honest history.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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August 17, 2015

R.I.P. Julian Bond

Teaching Tolerance lost a longtime friend over the weekend.

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Inclusive Education for All Our Children

Justice. Equity. Diversity. Inclusivity. These are the foundational principles of a thriving, multiracial and inclusive democracy. Such a democracy is essential in building a more just future for all our children. And to build that future, we need inclusive education to develop understanding of these foundational principles.

Tips for Advocating for Inclusive Education
The Promise of Inclusive Education
Exclusion Is Unconstitutional

August 5, 2024

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What Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and How Do We Dismantle It?

Urgent change is needed to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. Together, families, educators and community members can advocate for and implement practices that prioritize mental health and well-being and do not push children out of schools.

November 27, 2023

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Lynching: White Supremacy, Terrorism and Black Resilience

Episode 6, Season 4 Black American experiences during Jim Crow were deeply affected by the ever-present threat of lynching and other forms of racist violence. Historian Kidada Williams amplifies perspectives from Black

October 26, 2021

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

A Refuge for LGBTQ+ Young People

Illustration of different people talking and drawing on a chalkboard.

Student-run Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs are a federally protected space for young people to survive and thrive in the increasingly hostile anti-LGBTQ+ climate in schools and across the country.

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