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March 16, 2012

For the Love of Our Hair

My day begins supervising fourth-grade recess. It’s a nice way to ease into being in the school building, where I often cringe at how we insist that small children stay tethered to their chairs for so many hours in a row.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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November 28, 2012

In Support of All Body Types

Ronjanae broke down recently. She said she felt like “the only overweight child at this school.”

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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September 6, 2013

Clueless Hair Policy Hurts Kids

One-size-fits-all appearance policies cannot work in our increasingly diverse schools.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

professional development

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow'

Teaching Tolerance teamed up with Michelle Alexander—author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness—to offer educators two FREE webinars exploring mass incarceration in the United States and how to teach about it.

September 23, 2014

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for “I thought about quitting today…”

There are positive and negative effects from working in a helping profession like education. This toolkit aids educators in the exploration of the fatigue, burnout and even the trauma they may experience when helping students who are suffering.

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Literature

Sometimes

Toby and Clemmie love each other very much. Sometimes Clemmie has to go to the hospital though, and it can be scary. Luckily, Toby and Clemmie know how to make the best out of every situation—even ones that involve a trip to the hospital.

Rebecca Elliott

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Ability

July 7, 2014

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Informational

The Story of Suzie King Taylor

Doreen Rappaport tells the story of a young Suzie King Taylor and her brother who attended a secret school for black children in Georgia in the mid-1800s. Later on, Taylor would become the first black woman to teach openly in a freedmen's school.

Doreen Rappaport

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 3, 2014

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Reading Diversity

Including diverse voices is a priority in K–12 classrooms. Learning for Justice offers a unique model to make it easier: Reading Diversity.

Topic

Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

June 27, 2022

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May 28, 2019

Pledge Laws: Controlling Protest and Patriotism in Schools

United States of America flags placed in a row.

It’s time to revisit students’ rights and what freedom really looks like.

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May 13, 2021

Moving From Bicultural to Transcultural Acculturation

The definition of biculturalism is limited when it comes to Third Culture Kids. Here are some ways to understand and support students who belong to multiple identity groups.

Topic

Immigration

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