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Issue 41, Spring 2012

Class Outing

Many teachers still feel it’s safest to teach from the closet.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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March 6, 2018

Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms

Young people stand in a circle holding hands

If we want our students to feel safe and accepting of their own mental health issues, can we model that by being open ourselves?

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Ability Bullying & Bias

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October 10, 2018

The World for Immigrant Children in Two Letters

Young child holding American flag being held by adult.

We’ll always support educators who stand up for their students. Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello explains why.

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Immigration Bullying & Bias

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Using the 'Diary of Anne Frank' to Amplify Students' Voices

Join Learning for Justice and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to learn how to incorporate the Diary of Anne Frank into discussions on identity, exclusion and persecution.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

April 11, 2017

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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Children Are a Rainforest of Potential

A conversation with Georgia educator Katie Rinderle, who was fired for reading a children’s book about acceptance.

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February 24, 2014

Town Hall Meetings Empower Youth

Providing a forum for candid communication helps young people believe their voices are worth hearing.

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May 6, 2015

Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color

A boy, his face covered by his hair and hand, is pictured outside in snowy weather

Giovanni Blair McKenzie gave this speech about supporting LGBTQ youth of color and “interlocking forms of discrimination” at the 2015 Human Rights Campaign’s Time to THRIVE conference.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Spotlighting—and Quantifying—the Problem

No one knows the extent of the problem nationally. In 2018, the SPLC’s Learning for Justice project, then Teaching Tolerance, collected hundreds of news reports detailing hate in schools directed toward individuals or

April 23, 2019

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November 27, 2013

Choosing Other Words

This teacher was prepared for her ‘speak up’ moment—and you can be, too!

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Ability Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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Robert Kim

Robert (Bob) Kim is a leading expert in education law and policy in the United States. A former civil rights attorney, Bob is the co-author of Education and the Law, 5thed. and Legal Issues in Education: Rights and Responsibilities in U.S. Public Schools Today (West Academic Publishing, 2019 & 2017). He also wrote Let’s Get Real: Lessons and Activities to Address Name-calling & Bullying (Groundspark, 2004) and has advised thousands of educators on civil rights and school climate issues in public schools. Bob currently serves as an education adviser and consultant on civil rights and equity

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