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10,000 Dresses

Every night Bailey dreams about dresses, but each day his mother, father, and brother remind him that he is a boy and dresses aren't for him. Finally, he finds a friend who embraces both his love for dresses and the individual he feels he is inside.

Marcus Ewert

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 2, 2014

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1920: Women Get the Vote

This article examines the history of the 19th Amendment, which secured the right to vote for women. It examines women's participation at the polls since then and considers the possibility and impact of greater numbers of women in public office.

Sam Roberts

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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1982: The AIDS Epidemic

In his article, physician and journalist Lawrence K. Altman describes the early cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the uncertainty that surrounded the infectious disease at its naming.

Lawrence K. Altman

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Ability Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

July 5, 2014

professional development

5 Steps To Safer Schools

How can educators and schools create learning environments free of anti-gay discrimination?

Professional Development Topic

School Climate

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 16, 2009

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Accounting For Missing Men in Early Childhood

This just in: Men make up a small fraction of early childhood and elementary school teachers. And for children younger than 6, having a male teacher is a rarity. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, just 2.3 percent of preschool and kindergarten teachers are men.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

June 7, 2012

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Informational

An Act to Protect Religious Freedom and Recognize Equality in Civil Marriage

With this law, passed by the General Assembly in 2009, Vermont became the fourth state to recognize same-sex marriages.

Vermont General Assembly

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

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Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions. This time, we discuss teaching black history and honoring your and your students’ identities.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

Issue 46, Spring 2014

article

Advice From the Experts

Answers to your toughest social justice questions.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Issue 49, Spring 2015

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Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

Issue 55, Spring 2017

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Advice From the Experts

TT answers your tough questions. This time, advice on creating a transgender-inclusive school culture and a successful Mix It Up event.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Issue 54, Fall 2016

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