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Resistance Through Escape

These images show enslaved people escaping their enslavers. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 28, 2020

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Issue 35, Spring 2009

Lonely Language Learners?

Teaching Tolerance illustration of trying to write in a blank book, with her arm shadow reaching for help

Why is that English language learner sitting in the back of the classroom and not speaking up? Maybe she just needs a friend.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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July 26, 2016

Dispelling Six Myths About Transgender Identity

Illustration by craigandkarl | TT54 | Teaching Tolerance Magazine

The Department of Education says it will no longer hear complaints from transgender students who are prohibited from using bathrooms that match their gender identity. In light of this disturbing news, it's more important than ever that educators know the facts when it comes to serving transgender students.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

article

June 12, 2019

Teaching Juneteenth

Young men of color in matching outfits dancing together outside.

The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Informational

Inaugural Editorial

William Lloyd Garrison’s "Inaugural Editorial" was published in the first issue of The Liberator, an influential radical abolitionist newspaper, on January 1, 1831.

William Lloyd Garrison

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Supporting Students from Immigrant Families

Learn more about immigrant students’ rights, public schools’ obligations to immigrant students, and resources for families.

July 11, 2017

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

'That's What I Am: I Am a Teacher'

National Teacher of the Year Betsy Rogers talks teaching, segregation and poverty.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Strengthening Democracy in 2024

As the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection approaches, we are reminded that democracy requires regular practice from all of us, and media literacy is vital to that practice. We offer our first new resource of the year, our Media Literacy Resources page, which provides guidance for introducing these essential skills to children and young people.

Discussing War and Conflict: Resources for Educators, Parents and Caregivers
Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy

January 2, 2024

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Issue 58, Spring 2018