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The Danger of the Story of “Both Sides”
Combating “single stories” is no longer as simple as including “multiple perspectives” in the classroom. Whose stories we share and why should be part of classroom discourse.
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What Do Your Classroom Walls Convey?
Students notice what teachers hang on their classroom walls. That’s one reason this teacher displays anti-racist and anti-sexist posters and buttons.
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When a First-Grader Is Called a Racist
When the word ‘racist’ brought out some strong feelings in a first-grade classroom, this teacher helped the students examine the word’s complexity.
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School Administrators: Are You Ready?
Nearly a week after the election, school leaders around the country are confronting increasingly volatile school environments. Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello offers several suggestions for how to keep schools safe.
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Out at Last
School policies that protect LGBT educators pave the way for more honest teacher-student relationships.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.
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StoryCorps: Mother Enrolled Me in School
“Everywhere we went my mother would make sure that they enrolled us in school.”
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StoryCorps: Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike
“I couldn't understand why all the black men had signs that said 'I AM A MAN.'”
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StoryCorps: When Grandfather Came Out
“I just felt I was not living an honest life.”
July 8, 2014