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Only Young Once: The Urgent Need for Reform of Louisiana’s Youth Justice System
[2023] This report explores how perceptions of Black youth in Louisiana’s school and juvenile justice systems contribute to an overreliance on punitive measures, leading to stark racial disparities.
September 12, 2024
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Fighting Hate at Schools
For more than a year, TT has been tracking media reports of hate incidents in schools across the country. One thing we've discovered: Only a fraction of the incidents that happen actually make it into the news. This edition of The Moment includes a link to our educator survey so you can help us compile a more complete picture of how hate shows up at school. You'll also find our November Hate at Schools report, along with our guide Responding to Hate and Bias.
- Take This Survey to Fight Hate in Schools
- Hate at School: November 2018
- Responding to Hate and Bias at School
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Reading for Justice: Books for Teens and Young Adults
We offer some of our favorite book reviews for teens and young adults to encourage learning, reflection and action.
August 16, 2024
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What We're Reading
Teaching Tolerance loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.
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The Color of Law
Join Learning for Justice and Director Maureen Costello as we explore the role of U.S. segregation in everything from housing to employment to wealth accumulation—and the policies that made it all happen. Tune in to learn why the “bootstraps theory” doesn’t hold up and gain some useful tools for your classroom practice.
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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello says that none of us can afford to look away from fear or harassment happening in our schools.
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Confronting Creepy Crawlies and Implicit Bias
Dealing with outbreaks of lice or bedbugs in the classroom presents a prime opportunity for elementary school educators to examine implicit bias.
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Why I Teach: Opening a Diverse World
Each spring, at the start of baseball season, fourth-graders at my school connect with Shorty, a character from Ken Mochizuki’s book Baseball Saved Us. Shorty’s a Japanese-American child who plays baseball on a makeshift field in an internment camp during World War II. Mochizuki’s consummate read-aloud story encourages a fired-up discussion in the library. Students talk about the inequities and intolerances foisted on kids and adults alike. It’s the kind of lesson that I thoroughly enjoy teaching, year after year.
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Don’t Look Away From Garissa
I don’t have an answer to the question, “How should I talk to my students about Garissa?” But I have some real fears about the dangers of not contextualizing this incident.