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When It Comes to Holocaust Awareness, We Need to Raise the Bar
The events of this week have made it clear: It’s time to bring genocide and Holocaust awareness lessons back into the spotlight.
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Reading for Change
Critical reading allows students to navigate the “quest for mutual humanization.”
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Hate at School: March 2019
Hate incidents last month included threats and even violence. We’ve got to do better.
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What We're Reading
The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grade levels.
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Check the Labels
A simple writing assignment sharpens students’ minds — and challenges their biases.
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Hate at School: September 2018
In September, hate incidents including racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ sentiment continued as school leaders across the United States struggled to address them.
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Civil Rights History Project: Mary Jenkins
Mary Jenkins describes growing up in the Jim Crow era and frequently being told, “You can’t”—both by a mother terrified of what might happen to her daughter if she stepped out of her expected place, and by a system that had institutionalized segregation as a way of life.
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Critical Thinking Skills and Academic Achievement
Willis Hawley's review of research on the effects of racial and ethnic school diversity on critical thinking skills and academic achievement.
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Teach Identity and Diversity—Even in Science Class
As Earth Day approaches, it’s a good time to think about how you approach issues of identity and diversity when it comes to the environment—regardless of the subject you teach. Here’s how one science teacher did it.
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Juneteenth Observances Promote ‘Absolute Equality’
At the birthplace of Juneteenth, residents urge us to engage with honest history to build a just society.