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What Issues Inspire You?
We need to look around our schools and communities with an eye towards equity. And—like our predecessors—we need to find the courage to take a stand together when we see it.
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Hate at School Report
We surveyed thousands of educators and the picture that emerges is the opposite of what schools should be. Our report details the scope of the problem and what you can do to help.
April 16, 2019
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'Because I Had a Turban'
In almost every public school in the United States, attitudes and behaviors in the classroom presume an unacknowledged, yet pervasive, Christian norm. How does this affect students who are not Christian?
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StoryCorps: They Changed My Name
“By the time I was in the second grade, everyone was calling me Raymond.”
July 8, 2014
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StoryCorps: She Couldn't Wear Fingernail Polish
“She said, 'You know, there was a time we couldn't wear no fingernail polish...'”
July 8, 2014
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International Bill of Gender Rights
This proclamation, although written from the gender perspective, details ten human and civil rights that should be afforded to all human beings.
November 3, 2015
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Building Diversity into the Common Core
I’m a Teaching Tolerance Fellow, and I’m working to develop classroom resources that balance the requirements of the Common Core State Standards with culturally responsive instruction. I’m hoping to draw upon our readers’ expertise to meet this challenge. What readings or texts do you recommend that answer the call of the Common Core and culturally responsive pedagogy?
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Advocating to State Legislators
Some states are restricting or limiting educators’ ability to teach honest history in their classrooms. Advocate against this.
November 21, 2023
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Equity Work Should Start From the Top
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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When Loud Music Turned Deadly
This op-doc about the murder of Jordan Davis is compiled from home videos, interviews with Davis’ father and footage of Michael Dunn, the man who murdered Davis. The video includes Davis’ father speaking about his young son, as well as Dunn describing the events leading up to the murder.
August 19, 2016