The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.
Unsafe school environments from coast to coast underscore the severity of the 38 school-based episodes of hate and bias we tracked during the month of April.
As Managing Director of Programs at the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, Mark E. Fowler is responsible for program development, project management and the expansion of Tanenbaum programs nationally and internationally. Mark is a skilled facilitator/trainer who worked at the Anti-Defamation League on prejudice reduction, conflict resolution and reducing bias, and bullying programming. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator who has addressed organizations globally on issues of equality in race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. Prior to joining Tanenbaum
When four students showed up at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California, last week wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, their assistant principal thought the shirts were inflammatory. He told the boys to turn them inside out or go home.
What is the power of communities and organizations coming together to explicitly communicate a common social justice education message? It can grow our collective capacity to make positive change.