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Suspending Hope
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies and practices.
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Portfolio Activity for “From Awareness to Action”
Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?
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Getting Students in the Mix
Mix It Up is about the students, and they make some of the best organizers!
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Section IV: Family and Community Engagement
Being an ally to LGBTQ students means bringing people in and reaching out. With these tips, we hope you can create a community within and beyond the school that helps all families feel valued and helps all students feel
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Loving and Nurturing Young People
The author of ‘Humans Who Teach’ encourages us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being.
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"It’s Heart Work"
Behavioral specialist Miguel A. Salinas puts his heart into the school's toughest kids.
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Talk About Mental Illness Year-round—Not Just After a Mass Shooting
The days and weeks following a national tragedy shouldn’t be the only times we talk about mental health with students.
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Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry
This report helps readers identify warning signs that a young person has become susceptible to hateful, male-supremacist ideologies, best practices for responding, and ways to build resilience against manipulation.
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Responding to the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Eleven people are dead after an anti-Semitic gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. While moments of hatred and violence may feel all-too-common these days, we urge you to use the resources in this edition of The Moment to talk to your students about how hate takes hold and what they can do to fight it.
- Pittsburgh Shooting Reminds Us Why We Must Talk About Hate
- Remarks by the President at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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Why Adria Richards’ Silence Matters
Students need guidance in navigating social media, especially when it’s being used to bully and silence their peers.