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Envisioning School Safety Without Police
Communities across the country are mobilizing to improve school safety without police presence while advocating for students’ dignity.
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A Still Point in a Turning World
One South Texas school district fights for stability in the lives of homeless children.
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Measures of Success
The mother of a "slow learner" champions respect for learning differences.
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Understanding the Prison Label
What is the long-term harm and wider impact of mass incarceration on people and communities of color? The racial caste system established and perpetuated by mass incarceration continues beyond a prison sentence and extends into families, communities and society at large. The criminalization and demonization of black men creates a “prison label” of stigma and shame that damages the black community as a whole.
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'THIS is Why We Need a GSA'
Gay-straight alliances are taking hold in middle schools, where homophobia and anti-gay harassment may be the most rampant.
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The Age of Ubuntu
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on social change in South Africa.
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Theories of Harmony
The editor of Teaching Tolerance writes on music education.
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Saying ‘Thank You’ to All the Ms. Sandras
Every school day just after 2 p.m., Sandra pushes her cart into my classroom to clean the bathroom and empty the trash cans. She is the school custodian and my students love her. When students hear her squeaky wheels in the hallway outside our door, they listen for her kind giggle as she enters the room. "Ms. Sandra! Ms. Sandra! Can I help you empty the trash? Can I help you?" they yell out with their hands waving in the air.