article
Voices of Columbine
Five years after the tragedy that shook our nation, the people of Columbine High School reflect on growth and healing.
1,918 Results
article
Announcing The Children's March
A new film from Teaching Tolerance shows youth have the power to change the world.
article
An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere
A look at an educator's struggle to reconcile ideology with reality in our nations' classrooms and schools.
article
Power To The Pupils
Anyone who laments that American young people are apathetic, uninvolved or not sufficiently outraged clearly isn't up on the news.
article
article
article
Hesitation and Hope
The 2008 election showed us that true progress in the struggle for equality is possible. Yet there is still much work to be done.
lesson
Discrimination in Banned Books
The last week of September is Banned Books Week. Many teachers use the event to talk about free speech with their students. I also use it to begin a conversation about discrimination.
August 24, 2009
article
Remembering Howard Zinn
As a young newspaper reporter in Texas, I covered my fair share of speeches. The thrill of hearing an important person give carefully prepared remarks wore off quickly. So I got in the habit of turning away from the speaker and watching the crowd.
article
Social Media in the Schoolhouse
Twitter, Google Docs and their cousins shrink the spaces between cultures even as they expand the reach of a typical classroom. How can you use them to promote social justice?