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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello honors Julian Bond, a champion for voting rights.
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Toolkit for “Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues”
1964 included a number of important civil rights events critical to the ongoing march for racial equality and justice. These resources can help take students back to this important year. 1964 Civil Rights Milestone
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Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Developing Language to Talk About Texts
This strategy gives students tools to use when exploring, thinking about and discussing read-aloud texts.
July 13, 2014
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Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice
To build a society that advances the human rights of all people requires the social justice movement to be intentional in including intersecting identities and diverse equity struggles.
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Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981, signed by President Harry S Truman on July 26, 1948, launched a committee to desegregate the armed forces.
July 4, 2014
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Five Questions for Stephanie Jones
In this Q&A, Stephanie Jones—a professor of educational theory and practice—answers questions about how socioeconomic class manifests in schools, class-sensitive pedagogy and more.
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your toughest questions. This time, we discuss teaching controversial topics and having courageous conversations.
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Hate at School: May 2019
Racist yearbook photos and “promposals” gone wrong are among this month’s hate incidents that marked the end of the school year.
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Text-Dependent Questions for “Mass Incarceration as a Form of Racialized Social Control”
These Text-Dependent Questions accompany “Mass Incarceration as a Form of Racialized Social Control.”
July 18, 2017
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