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Issue 14, Fall 1998

By Virtue of Being Human

December 10, 1998, marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Classrooms around the country participated in a yearlong commemoration by exploring human rights issues across the curriculum.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 39, Spring 2011

Social Media in the Schoolhouse

Illustration of a small schoolhouse next to a tree

Twitter, Google Docs and their cousins shrink the spaces between cultures even as they expand the reach of a typical classroom. How can you use them to promote social justice?

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Rights & Activism

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November 14, 2011

2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners

Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.

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November 23, 2016

Post Election: Don’t Neglect Those Emotions

Empowering students and teachers with the skills of emotional intelligence can help create a more compassionate and just society.

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Bullying & Bias

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February 17, 2017

Rochester, NY: “Black Lives Matter at School”

In this district, students, educators, support staff, administrators and community partners are coming together to affirm that black lives matter.

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Bullying & Bias

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March 5, 2015

Why Teaching About Social Justice Matters

African-American student raising their hand in class, seen from behind.

This teacher is often asked, “Why can’t you let ‘social justice’ go?” Here’s her answer.

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Rights & Activism

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March 19, 2015

Confronting Students’ Islamophobia

What do you do when anti-bias teaching strategies are derailed by real, in-the-moment fears? See how one educator responded to Islamophobia in her classroom.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Sex? Sexual Orientation? Gender Identity? Gender Expression?

Illustration of young students of various sexual orientations and gender identities

Knowing the difference can make all the difference to students who do not conform to binary norms.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 41, Spring 2012

Overcoming Cultural Gaps and Digital Divides

Teacher-librarian Amy Hamrick found out the hard way why it’s important to learn about students’ many cultures.

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Jeremy Knoll

Jeremy is a writer and public school educator. He has taught English for nearly two decades since graduating from Middlebury College in Vermont. He is passionate about using the classroom and the study of literature to help students navigate a complex world. He writes frequently about education, parenting, running and the world as a whole. More of his writing can be found on his blog, One Man’s Field.

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