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Addressing Antisemitic Hate With Students
As we mourn yet another antisemitic attack, we’re reminded of the important role educators play in pushing back against hate and violence.
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A Message From Our Managing Editor
Many of us are not OK right now, but so many people are doing good work to change that—including good work in schools.
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‘Roe v. Wade’—What Can Educators Do?
While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions.
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Only Young Once: The Urgent Need for Reform of Louisiana’s Youth Justice System
[2023] This report explores how perceptions of Black youth in Louisiana’s school and juvenile justice systems contribute to an overreliance on punitive measures, leading to stark racial disparities.
September 12, 2024
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Celebrating the Best of 2017
As we look ahead to the new year, we're also taking a moment to look back at some highlights and a sampling of reader favorites from the last 12 months.
- The Best of 2017
- Presenting Teaching Tolerance's Digital Literacy Framework
- A Look Back at 2017’s TT Educator Grants
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On Being Brought From Africa to America
In this poem, the speaker explores the relationship between her Christian beliefs and her enslavement. She reminds her readers of the Christian belief that anyone, regardless of their race, can follow Christianity and be saved.
July 7, 2014
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Teaching Reconstruction Is Absolutely Necessary
Most state standards don’t accurately represent the Reconstruction era. The Zinn Education Project’s new Teach Reconstruction campaign and report highlight why truthful teaching about this period is a must.
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The Code Noir (1685)
The Code Noir shows the ways in which the French regulated their colonies using a race and religion based legal framework.
January 4, 2018
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Race Against Time
Dozens of racially motivated murders took place in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.
July 5, 2014
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Teach This: Voter Suppression and Literacy Tests
Use this excerpt from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to lead a conversation with students about the history of voter suppression in the United States before the Voting Rights Act of 1965.