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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Clear Connection

Educators at mainstream schools can use the three activities in this toolkit to teach their colleagues and students about deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

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December 6, 2012

Students are dying. On Nov. 27, Josh Pacheco took his own life. He had come out as gay to his mother a couple months before his death. His parents learned recently that Josh had been bullied at school.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 55, Spring 2017

Toolkit for "An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere"

This toolkit for “An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere” offers two suggested resources for educators.

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Seema G. Pothini

Seema G. Pothini's commitment to underserved youth began by improving student engagement and success as an elementary school teacher in Houston, TX. In addition to teaching students and training teachers, Seema has worked as a K-12 Cultural Integration Specialist in racially and socioeconomically diverse schools. She also serves on the board of directors for a youth homeless shelter in Minneapolis as well as the Minnesota chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Her experience as a child of immigrant parents, coupled with her students' and their families' experiences

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January 16, 2019

Hate at School: December 2018

Young person of color in visible distress sitting with their back against a wall, hand on their head.

Holiday cheer and a winter break didn’t prevent hate incidents from happening at school.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

A Case for Acculturation

It’s time to update the way we think—and talk—about immigrant students.

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Immigration

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December 17, 2012

An Urgent Message from Teaching Tolerance

When the news about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School broke on Friday, we quickly issued some advice for teachers heading back to school on Monday.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 47, Summer 2014