article
Centering Diverse Parents in the CRT Debate
Parents of color and parents of conscience, whose children make up the majority of students in public education, must be centered in conversations on race and inclusive education.
2,316 Results
article
A Place to Stand
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the need to commemorate the toll of slavery.
article
Telling the Story of Privilege
The new issue of Teaching Tolerance is packed with advice for teaching this tough subject.
article
What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
article
Another Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better
A simulation of an auction during a fifth-grade lesson about slavery last week is just the latest illustration of why we need better ways to teach hard history.
text
Literature
(A)wake
In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.
September 26, 2016
article
The World Was Silent
A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility.
article
'We were still the enemy'
Kenji Ima recalls life in America's World War II prison camps. His daughter works with a Seattle-based educational theater company to share his story.
article
We Can Create Change Together
Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.
article
Against the Grain
This piece is to accompany James Loewen's feature story " Getting the Civil War Right." Recently I spent two years at the Smithsonian Institution surveying 12 popular American history textbooks, learning how teachers use