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The Bravery of Linda Brown
As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.
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For These New York City Fourth Graders, a Project on Immigration Hits Home
To study immigration with her fourth-grade students, half of whom are from immigrant families, this teacher decided on a class project that went far beyond Ellis Island.
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Police Violence in the News
Released video footage of police officers drawing guns on a young black family in Phoenix illustrates the threat of police violence and bias that black Americans live with—regardless of age. These resources can help you affirm that black lives matter, teach the roots of this violence and counter silence on this issue with productive conversations.
- Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
- Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
- Living With the Bear
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Talking About the Supreme Court's Travel Ban Decision
In June 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the travel ban on six majority-Muslim countries. How will you talk with your students about this decision, and how will you support Muslim students who may be left feeling targeted, misunderstood and isolated from distant family members? These TT resources can help.
- Countering Islamophobia Through Education
- Expelling Islamophobia
- Who Are American Muslims?
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Support LGBTQ Students and Educators as Our Rights Are Decided
As the Supreme Court hears cases to decide whether federal law protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, one queer educator explains how his colleagues can be accomplices in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights.
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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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Toolkit for "False Sense of Security"
Educators can use this toolkit to reflect on school-based policing in their schools and districts and to conduct a school climate survey among colleagues.
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Facilitating Constructive Conversations about 9/11
Conversation Guidelines for Schools and Academic Settings, developed by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, provides useful steps for having respectful conversations about 9/11 and religion.
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Every Student. Every Day.
Ron Stahley looks back on a career that took him—and his district—where the students needed to go.
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Defending DACA and Busting Immigration Myths
The Trump Administration and Justice Department have continually tried to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. How does this affect your students, their families and even your colleagues? Learn more about how you can take action to defend DACA, and browse classroom resources on debunking common immigration myths.
- DACA Decision Puts DREAMers Back in Limbo
- Ten Myths About Immigration
- Immigration Myths