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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.
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The History Behind Black History Month
Many educators silently wrestle with this question: Is Black History Month a window of opportunity or just a pigeonhole?
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The Only One
When you’re the only person of color in your class, school can become a struggle between two worlds.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Marches on Washington
This photograph from the Associated Press shows Martin Luther King Jr. in a crowd of people at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963.
July 2, 2014
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They Didn’t Back Down
Florida educators were targeted for standing up for LGBTQ students. Here’s how they stood strong.
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What We're Reading
Teaching Tolerance staff review the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.
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Anti-Immigrant
Animus toward people perceived to be immigrants led to a significant amount of harassment in schools; about 18 percent of the incidents that educators reported were directed toward people seen as “foreign.” This category
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The Awakening
This 1915 cartoon by Henry Mayer depicts the struggle for women’s suffrage.
July 3, 2014
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The Benefits of Blended Learning
Blended learning can transform a classroom and give a diverse range of students the support they need to thrive in school.
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Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation
With only one wing, the little bird cannot fly to the raspberry patch with her brothers. As luck would have it, she meets a little dog, a chipmunk, and a frog who work together to get them all across the street to the raspberry patch.
July 2, 2014