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December 13, 2016

Beyond Taglines and Headlines

Use these questions to help students develop critical literacy and historical thinking skills.

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Bullying & Bias

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March 17, 2014

The Central Struggle of Our Time

Bayard Rustin at a podium with microphones, addressing a crowd.

Bayard Rustin’s participation in the civil rights movement enshrined his place in the history of the 20th century, and his life’s work has become newly relevant during a time when LGBTQ rights are at the forefront of the American conscience.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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March 28, 2014

Complexities of Complexion

By outward appearance, this writer looks white—but she doesn't see herself that way.

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Bullying & Bias

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Talla Cisse

Talla Cisse is an educator and graduate student in Wilmington, Delaware, and a 2019 Lee Summer Fellow at Teaching Tolerance. Talla taught American history as a founding teacher for Apex Collegiate Academy in Baton Rouge. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in policy at the University of Delaware. In his free time, Talla works with the Delaware Youth Advocacy Council students to develop a deep understanding of the landscape of education policy and the advocacy process.

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September 30, 2016

What We’re Reading This Week: September 30

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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March 8, 2017

Teaching Students About Confirmation Bias

Concerns about the impact of fake news are actually concerns about learning to know. That’s why teaching about confirmation bias is imperative.

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November 14, 2011

2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners

Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.

Earl Warren

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

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July 2, 2014

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Issue 41, Spring 2012