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July 30, 2018

“Families Are Such an Asset”

In this interview, TT Award Winner Liz Kleinrock talks about the steps she takes at the beginning of the school year to connect with her students’ families and how she builds those relationships throughout the year.

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Gloria and Rosa Make Beautiful Music

Teaching Tolerance illustration of young girls playing for an adult audience

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.

Cynthia Levinson

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

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Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

Economics

May 19, 2017

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September 20, 2018

Students and Hair: The Freedom to Choose

Young African-American girl reading books.

Give your students a tool to help them evaluate a situation, like an unfair dress code, by teaching them the language of healthy relationships.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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January 2, 2018

Toolkit for "We Were Ready"

When hate came to Charlottesville, the district leaders at Albemarle County Public Schools were ready. Follow their blueprint, and learn how to inoculate your school or district against hate.

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July 19, 2018

Summer Violence and Educator Silence

Open doors in a poorly-lit hallway at school after hours

One principal questions the value of educator conferences that focus on “student voice” without recognizing the social contexts in which voices struggle to be heard.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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December 19, 2018

We Can’t Lose Another Child to Suicide

Young student with back to the viewer wearing a backpack.

Hate at school can cost lives, and we’ve already lost too many.

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Bullying & Bias

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May 21, 2018

In Memoriam

At least 152 people have died in K–12 school shootings since April 20, 1999. We honor their memories.

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Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety

[2024] This case study and report by NWLC and SPLC demonstrates how critical insights can come from centering Black girls in the school safety conversation.

May 1, 2024

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April 1, 2015

Three Tips for Current-Event Lesson Plans

Do you ever struggle to create a quick lesson about a current event? This teacher offers strategies to do it well.

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Toolkit for "What Is White Privilege, Really?"

This toolkit offers advice, activities and further reading suggestions for educators who want to unpack the concept of whiteness and white privilege with themselves and with students.

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