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Bound for Sainthood
This excerpt accompanies the Teaching Tolerance lesson "Pauli Murray: Fighting Jane and Jim Crow."
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Day of the Girl 2015
Here’s how one teacher is engaging her students on Day of the Girl, observed annually on October 11. Try these ideas in your classroom, too.
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What Would You Do?
The TT audience weighed in on a school dilemma ripped from the headlines: ‘Students petition to display Confederate flag at school, turn in 300 signatures.’
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Informational
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, & Cynthia Wesley
This essay explores the deadly Ku Klux Klan attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It details where and why the four victims—Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley—were in the basement of the church on that morning, and summarizes the sentiments expressed across the country following their deaths.
March 2, 2016
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Showing Up to Advocate for Education
This educator sees great value in meeting with legislators to advocate for education. Here are her suggestions for making it happen.
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Literature
Gloria and Rosa Make Beautiful Music
Two friends who attend different schools in the same community learn that one of their schools has no instruments for their music program, while the other has multiple different kinds. They use their friendship and musical abilities to confront this inequity and try to bring about change.
May 19, 2017
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Rewriting History—for the Better
More states are including American Indians in their mainstream curricula.
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Moving the Needle on Racial Equity
When Brian Siverson-Hall talks about racial equity, he’s not just looking for conversation—he’s looking for results.
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Burnout Blues
Burning brightly or burning out? Maintain your pep and bypass burnout with these tips.
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In the Wake of Orlando: Helping Students Heal
TT’s Teaching and Learning Specialist Jarah Botello offers some classroom discussion prompts and activities that can help students process the horrific tragedy in Orlando and move toward healing.