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Our Countrymen in Chains

This is an antislavery poem by John Greenleaf Whittier on a broadside with an accompanying woodcut image.

J.G. Whittier

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6-8 9-12

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Slavery

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History

December 15, 2017

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September 25, 2017

Discussing #TakeAKnee in Class

With the spotlight once again on the act of kneeling during the national anthem, students will bring this conversation to the classroom. Here’s how to guide that discussion.

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Rights & Activism

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Robert (Bob) Kim is a leading expert in education law and policy in the United States. A former civil rights attorney, Bob is the co-author of Education and the Law, 5thed. and Legal Issues in Education: Rights and Responsibilities in U.S. Public Schools Today (West Academic Publishing, 2019 & 2017). He also wrote Let’s Get Real: Lessons and Activities to Address Name-calling & Bullying (Groundspark, 2004) and has advised thousands of educators on civil rights and school climate issues in public schools. Bob currently serves as an education adviser and consultant on civil rights and equity

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Gend-o-meter

In this video, young people reflect on society's rules for what males and females can and cannot do.

Debra Chasnoff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

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Issue 21, Spring 2002

School's Out

Creating a safe environment for gay and lesbian students sometimes means starting from scratch.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

Raise the Bar

Teaching Tolerance illustration with man opening metal bars

A juvenile facility in Detroit focuses on development, not detention.

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Issue 22, Fall 2002

It Takes a Man

The epidemic of rape won’t end until males own up to its causes.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

'Homo High'

Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Part IV: Appendices

Appendix I For Educators: Laying the Groundwork for Reading Groups This section offers guidelines for educators and suggests key questions to consider before bringing families together for the first planning meeting

October 17, 2019

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November 7, 2019

DACA Is in the Supreme Court. How About Your Classroom?

A group of young children in a school library with their teacher looking at a globe.

On November 12, hearings begin for the Supreme Court cases that could decide the fate of DACA. It’s an opportunity for educators to start an important conversation.

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Immigration

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Our Countrymen in Chains

Discussing #TakeAKnee in Class

Robert Kim

Gend-o-meter

School's Out

Raise the Bar

It Takes a Man

'Homo High'

Part IV: Appendices

DACA Is in the Supreme Court. How About Your Classroom?

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