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A Girl and a Word
Rosa Marcellino didn’t like being labeled “mentally retarded,” so she decided to let important people know.
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What We’re Reading This Week: April 14
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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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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Time to End the Game
When it comes to the damage inflicted by racist mascots and sports posturing, apologies are not enough.
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Walkout in Crystal City
A former teacher from Crystal City, Texas, remembers the student walkout that helped launch the Latino civil rights movement 40 years ago.
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Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
Educator Jamilah Pitts introduces ways to discuss Black Lives Matter across all grade levels.
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A Bountiful Harvest
School and community gardens yield cooperation and understanding.
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White Teachers at the Crossroads
Two leading multicultural educators reflect on how White teachers can help dismantle a legacy of racial domination and injustice.
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Women’s Rights Are at Risk Now—Not Just Historically
The struggle for equality and justice for all women is not relegated to history; it is the lived experience of women today in the United States and around the world. Our newest resource page, published in recognition of Women’s History Month, offers a variety of articles, texts and other resources to help discuss and uplift both the history of and the ongoing struggle for women’s equality.
Celebrate Women’s History Month by making a commitment to discuss, teach and learn about women’s rights and history, past and present, all year long.
- Women’s Rights—Women’s History
- The Women’s March: Protest and Resistance
- A More Complete Women’s History