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June 26, 2014

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Making Our Nation Whole

The Civil Rights Act outlawed hiring discrimination, segregated public schools and public spaces and discriminatory voter registration policies, paving the way for future civil rights legislation.

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Rights & Activism

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June 12, 2018

AP World History Is Worth Saving

Teachers are pushing back against proposed changes they say would reframe AP World History as Eurocentric. Teaching Tolerance stands with them.

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Religion Rights & Activism

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February 16, 2018

Teaching Social Justice in Elementary Music Class

With 40 minutes—or fewer—to spend with students each week, this elementary music teacher struggled to teach meaningful content. Then she began asking herself, "Who do I want my students to be when they leave my classroom?"

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

"I've never experienced white guilt."

A black teacher reflects on helping her white students explore their racial identities.

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Dena Simmons

Dena Simmons, Ed.D., is a lifelong activist, educator and student of life. A native of the Bronx, New York, Dena grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with her two sisters and immigrant mother. There, Dena learned and lived the violence of injustice and inequity and decided to dedicate her life to educating and empowering others. As the director of implementation at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, she works with schools to use the power of emotions to create a more effective and compassionate society. Prior to her work at the Center, Dena served as an educator, teacher educator

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Issue 48, Fall 2014

Advice From the Experts

Answers to your toughest social justice questions.

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July 10, 2018

Planting the Seeds for Student Growth

Sometimes, a small gesture makes an incredible impact. This former teacher reflects on how her son’s preschool teacher worked to build authentic relationships with her students.

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August 23, 2017

Back to School After Charlottesville: Time to Disrupt Inequity

It’s time to be a disruptive peacemaker. In the classroom, that means being an anti-racist educator.

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Rights & Activism

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February 3, 2012

Taking Steps to Close the Digital Divide

I noticed a trend several years ago. A sixth-grader tagged along with me into the school. She wanted to use a computer. “My printer is broken,” she explained. “Can I come in with you and print my assignment?” A few days later, it happened again. Only this time, another student needed to edit an essay on a word-processor.

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Class

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February 9, 2012

A PFOX in Sheep’s Clothing

Can you imagine buying groceries if boxes of sugar were labeled "peanut butter" and ice cream cartons read "chicken noodle soup"? You may laugh, but our daily lives are often adventures in just such misinformation.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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