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February 2, 2015

Heritage Months: Hard to Handle?

Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

A Hopeful Case of Teacher Leadership and Confronting Bias in Education

Illustration of a teacher wiping down a chalkboard that features various young people filling in with color where the teacher wipes.

Two Boston teachers created a blueprint for helping educators examine bias. In doing so, they laid a foundation for change.

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Part III: Planning Workbook

Before You Begin: The Planning Committee Activity A: Review Best Practices 1. Take turns reading the standards aloud. As you read, discuss each standard and address any questions or concerns group members may have—about

October 16, 2019

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Issue 24, Fall 2003

'Diversity Education'

This important and essential work begins in the classrooms of teachers like you.

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Part IV: Appendices

Appendix I For Educators: Laying the Groundwork for Reading Groups This section offers guidelines for educators and suggests key questions to consider before bringing families together for the first planning meeting

October 17, 2019

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Issue 65, Fall 2020

And the Winners Are...

The Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Meet the recipients of the 2020 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

What Is Our Collective Responsibility When We Uncover Honest History?

Photo of Joycelyn Davis, a descendant of Charlie Lewis.

Local history advocates say preservation, education and healing should include community redevelopment and respecting the agency of descendants of enslaved people.

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Hayley Breden

For the past eight years, Hayley Breden has taught social studies courses at Denver South High School. Hayley attended Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in Wisconsin, to earn her B.A. in history with minors in ethnic studies and environmental studies, along with her teaching license. She earned an M.A. in Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice from CU-Boulder in 2016. Breden completed her student teaching at a public high school on Chicago’s South Side. Her time teaching in Chicago also included participating in the organization Teachers for Social Justice (Chicago TSJ), which

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August 14, 2019

‘When They See Us’ in Schools

Cover image of the Netflix limited series 'When They See Us,' featuring five young men of color who are partially covered by the American flag.

As a white educator who teaches about mass incarceration, I will not be using ‘When They See Us’ in my classroom. Here’s why—and what I’ll teach instead.

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Issue 31, Spring 2007