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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Viewing Student Data Through an Intersectional Lens

Seeing students’ multiple identity layers and weaving them into the curriculum are both important ways to apply the concept of intersectionality in practice. Another key way to do this is to take a deep look at the

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January 23, 2023

Solidarity as Social and Emotional Safety

Five children leaning in toward the camera demonstrating community.

This model of social and emotional learning emphasizes mutual aid, restorative justice and safety by design.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Digital Literacy Toolkit

In this toolkit, you’ll find discussion questions and activities that build on TT’s Digital Literacy Videos. The videos, questions and activities are designed to introduce students to the skills and competencies outlined in the Digital Literacy Framework.

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February 21, 2019

Hate at School: January 2019

We’re halfway through the school year, and there is no indication that hate incidents at school are slowing down.

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Ability Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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August 14, 2019

‘When They See Us’ in Schools

Cover image of the Netflix limited series 'When They See Us,' featuring five young men of color who are partially covered by the American flag.

As a white educator who teaches about mass incarceration, I will not be using ‘When They See Us’ in my classroom. Here’s why—and what I’ll teach instead.

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April 9, 2018

Youth—United! #Enough in Chicago, Illinois

Alex King #Enough | March for Our Lives | TT Interview

We reached out to students from around the United States who are working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. This time, we caught up with senior Alex King, Peace Warrior and leader with Good Kids, Mad City at North Lawndale College Prep High School.

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Rights & Activism

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July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

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Bullying & Bias

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Stitching together the social fabric for young mothers in Appalachia

Carrol Layfield manages a quilting group of older women from Ritchie County, West Virginia, who used to work in the area’s garment industry. Using techniques handed down over generations, the women piece together quilts from remnants of fabric from shuttered factories. Kayla Turk is a young mother of two children who returned home to Ritchie County to live with her parents when her husband was laid off. At a communal baby shower, Kayla receives a quilt from the older women, and discovers a network of support.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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3-5

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Ability Class

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History

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June 27, 2019

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Queer America Podcast

Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. From Learning for Justice and hosts Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio, Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing

September 12, 2018

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August 6, 2019

Equity Work Should Start From the Top

Group of people gathered around in a circle looking at various materials in front of them.

Two former leaders of one of the nation’s largest school districts encourage their fellow school and district leaders to work for equity in their schools and share their expertise and recommendations.

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Rights & Activism

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