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July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

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Bullying & Bias

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October 11, 2018

Hate at School: September 2018

Female student with her knees pulled up, looking pensive.

In September, hate incidents including racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ sentiment continued as school leaders across the United States struggled to address them.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

What We're Reading

Our book reviews can help you keep your practice fresh and informed.

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

The Miseducation of Dylann Roof

How does a kid become a killer?

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

The Trouble with Tribe

How a common word masks complex African realities.

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Informational

The Great Immigration Debate

Patricia Smith explores the nation's divide over how to deal with illegal immigration. She outlines the role of immigration in our history, notes the "wariness" felt over immigration ever since, and questions when and how Congress might act on the issue.

Patricia Smith

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9-12

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Economics

July 5, 2014

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March 1, 2018

We Rest Our Case: American Slavery Is Widely Mistaught

Abolitionists William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Loyd Garrison, unidentified male and female slaves, and Black Union soldiers in front of American flag

After hearing from skeptics about our Teaching Hard History report findings, TT Director Maureen Costello came across striking new evidence that the project is necessary.

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Slavery

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June 12, 2019

Teaching Juneteenth

Young men of color in matching outfits dancing together outside.

The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

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Rights & Activism

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November 27, 2018

More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts

Jackie Robinson rounding first base at baseball game.

When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”

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Gender & Sexual Identity 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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