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Teens Explore Past, ‘Privilege’ and Path to Overcoming Discrimination
Operation Understanding DC explores common ground by bringing African-American and Jewish students together for a year of cross-cultural exploration.
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Dear Colleagues, You Need to Ensure Transgender Students’ Rights
A new directive on transgender students, issued today by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, applies to all public schools.
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Congrats to This Year’s Mix It Up Model Schools!
Over 3,000 schools across the country challenged social boundaries on national Mix It Up at Lunch Day last November. Some schools took it to the next level by actively embracing respect and inclusiveness as core values of their school communities.
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Informational
"It's Time to Pick Up Where Dr. King Left Off"
Michael Dunn, a white male, shot and killed Jordan Davis, an unarmed African-American male, while Davis was in a parked vehicle at a gas station. This segment from 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets profiles various perspectives regarding the role that race played in the killing.
August 19, 2016
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New Lessons to Help You Explore, "Who Is an Immigrant?"
Help your students discover what they have in common with young people around the world with two new elementary lessons on immigration and immigrant experiences.
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Ten Steps to Implementing a Teacher Team Initiative at Your School
Use professional learning teams in which small groups of teachers meet regularly during the school day to focus on student needs and solutions.
May 15, 2014
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Literature
A Letter to My Nephew
In this letter, James Baldwin expresses his love for his nephew and describes the hardships of life as a Black man in the United States.
June 22, 2022
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Title I: Who Gets to Vote?
Primary sources can help students explore just how controversial voting rights were in the century preceding the Act.
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Supreme Court Narrowly Allows 1965 Voting Rights Act to Stand Transcript
This piece is to accompany African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting
November 4, 2011
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What We’re Reading This Week: August 24, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.