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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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The Place for Activism in English Class
Using activist memoirs can help students understand how people effected change in the past—and how young people can effect change now.
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The Value of Ethnic Studies—For All Students
Despite arguments to the contrary, ethnic studies benefits all students—and research backs it up.
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Informational
Gay and Lesbian Parents
In this nonfiction piece, Julianna Fields tells the story of Bailey and his two fathers. After protecting Bailey from onlookers' scorn when he was a child, the family decided to participate in a project showcasing the diversity found in local families.
July 26, 2014
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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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March 14, 2018
Walkout Day
This teacher built a custom lesson plan to mark a day when thousands of students walked out of their schools in protest. Check it out—and build your own!
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What We’re Reading This Week: October 5, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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What We’re Reading This Week: September 20, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Antisemitism
Antisemitism was involved in 11 percent of the incidents reported by educators and 18 percent of those reported in the media. In our tracking of news reports, we noticed an uptick in antisemitic incidents toward the end
May 1, 2019
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Supporting LGBTQ Students During Social Distancing
Experts at The Trevor Project offer recommendations for supporting LGBTQ students through school closures.