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September 19, 2019

The Youth-Led Global Climate Strike and Celebrating Student Action

A group of young people holding signs in front of the Washington Monument for the Youth Climate Action Global Climate Strike.

This Friday, students worldwide will strike to demand action on climate change. Educators should take the opportunity to support student learning and action.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 65, Fall 2020

History Moves With Us

A movement veteran reflects on teaching civil rights history.

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When asking students to explore issues of personal and social identity, teachers must help establish braver spaces where students are seen, valued, cared for, respected, and have opportunities to learn from one another’s experiences and perspectives.

May 26, 2023

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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 59, Summer 2018

Youth—United! Gun Violence Is a Permanent Issue

Meet gun violence activists and high school seniors Jenna Bowker of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Mary Cox of Marshall County, Kentucky, and Alex King of Chicago, Illinois.

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

This Is Not a Drill

Educators across the country are taking action when ICE raids happen in their communities. Here’s how you can stand with undocumented students and families—whether or not you live in a vulnerable community.

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford

Two young people with spades digging near a burial marker.

The legacy of slavery isn’t limited to the South.

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A Tale of Two Schools

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

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6-8 9-12

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Class Immigration

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Civics

History

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August 7, 2017

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Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson

In the matter of Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court upheld practices that perpetuated Jim Crow segregation, declaring that “separate but equal” accommodations were legal. Nearly 60 years later, the Court overturned the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

Mr. Justice Brown and Mr. Justice Harlan

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

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March 3, 2016

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April 3, 2019

The Problem With the “Disney Version of History”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being detained and arrested by uniformed police officers.

We can celebrate Dr. King and interrupt the idea that our progress toward justice has been continuous and inevitable.

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The Youth-Led Global Climate Strike and Celebrating Student Action

History Moves With Us

Centering Student Experiences

And the Winners Are...

Youth—United! Gun Violence Is a Permanent Issue

This Is Not a Drill

Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford

A Tale of Two Schools

Judgement of the Supreme Court of the United States in Plessy v. Ferguson

The Problem With the “Disney Version of History”

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