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What Does the First Amendment Say About Displaying Religious Symbols?
Educators can’t display religious symbols in public schools, but that does not mean religious symbols can never appear in the classroom. So when is it OK?
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Designing Their Own Black Future
How Black students in a predominately white town are using their voices to lift their community.
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An Angry Black Woman on the Subject of the Angry White Man
Jordan's poem takes on an sarcastic tone as she describes the duties, punishments, emotions and false promises endured by African Americans since slavery in response to Bill Clinton's description of affirmative action as "a psychologically difficult time for the so-called angry White man."
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Ban? No, Teach the Topics.
Gender, sexuality and religion are common themes in challenged books of 2015. Rather than effectively ban these topics from the classroom, TT recommends teaching about them and offers student texts to do so.
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Moving Toward Allyship: Mizzou as an Example
Allyship cannot involve checklists. According to this white educator, “The walk—the movement toward allyship—is ongoing.”
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Ten Myths About Immigration
Debunk the misinformation students bring to school—and help them think for themselves.
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Peeling Back the Labels
A child's ADHD diagnosis raises one parent's concerns about the stereotypes that too often surround the disorder.
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Lessons: Voter Suppression
We’ve collected some of our favorite 9-12 resources and lessons for teaching about voter suppression and how it shapes elections today. These TT-recommended resources for exploring voter suppression with students have
August 17, 2020