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1947: Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball

Suzanne Bilyeu details how Jackie Robinson's gift for playing ball eventually united a team of 30 men and gave hope to hundreds of thousands of African Americans. These feats came at a great cost to Robinson physically, mentally and emotionally as he endured hate and hardships on and off the field

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 7, 2014

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March 14, 2018

Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom

Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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March 20, 2018

Permission to Walk Out: They Didn’t Ask, I Didn’t Give It

This principal issued over 100 discipline referrals last week—and he couldn’t be more proud.

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April 2, 2018

Making King Real for Students Today

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Flip Schulke/Corbis via Getty Images

On the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, we encourage teachers to break through the simplistic King narrative and share his righteous anger at poverty and militarism.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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August 30, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants Roundup: Elementary and Middle School

TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Here are a few of our favorites.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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March 20, 2020

How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism

Young student with back to the viewer wearing a backpack.

As COVID-19 infections increase, so too does racism and xenophobia. Use our “Speak Up” strategies to let people know you’re not OK with racist or xenophobic comments about coronavirus or anything else.

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September 21, 2020

Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters Today

high school students on the phone, computer and tablet

Taking students through the voter registration process only takes 10 minutes, but it’s one of the most effective ways high school educators can amplify student perspectives this year.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Celebrate Transgender Acceptance and Commit to the Fight for Equality

We celebrate Transgender Awareness Week with a commitment to fighting for the human rights of transgender individuals and to working toward building a more just future. And we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance on

November 12, 2023

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Advocating to Local and State Boards of Education

Classroom teachers and administrators report that their ability to teach honest history is greatly influenced by local and state boards of education.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

"There's No Lesson Plan for Tragedy"

Teaching in the face of the unthinkable.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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