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February 7, 2014

Reading for Change

Critical reading allows students to navigate the “quest for mutual humanization.”

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Rights & Activism

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January 29, 2015

Table Talks—Literacy via Student-led Discussions

This middle school teacher has an idea that can greatly impact student learning—with students leading the way.

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March 4, 2015

Helping Girls Find Their Voices

Girls are more likely to have low self-esteem than boys, and what happens during classroom discussions can play a role, for better or worse.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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June 7, 2017

Will This Solve School Segregation in NYC Schools?

New York City Schools revealed its much-anticipated plan for increasing diversity and access in its public schools. But some critics say it doesn’t go far enough or name the true issue at hand.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 33, Spring 2008

The Reality of Dreams

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leading a march in Selma, Ala., 1965. Flanking him, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, James Forman, Rev. Jesse Douglas, John Lewis.

A look at the 'dream deferred' and the legacy of Dr. King's dream.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 54, Fall 2016

A Message From Our Director

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello discusses the difficulty of teaching the 2016 election.

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Lakota Pearl Pochedley (Shishibéniyek Bodwéwadmik)

Lakota Pearl Pochedley (Shishibéniyek Bodwéwadmik) is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (also known as the Gun Lake Tribe). She is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In 2013, Lakota graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in sociocultural anthropology and ethnicity and race studies with a specialization in Native American studies. During this time, she had the opportunity to work with a pre-K literacy Program, AmeriCorps Jumpstart, as a corps member and

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Joel Baum

Joel Baum is the Senior Director of Professional Development at Gender Spectrum, a leading national nonprofit dedicated to gender understanding for all children and youth. Joel has worked as an educator focused on issues of social justice and equity for over 30 years.

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January 23, 2012

Portfolio Activity for “Possession Obsession”

This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article "Possession Obsession."

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May 3, 2016

Excellence With Equity: A Mentor’s Approach, Part 3

This new-educator mentor discusses how mentoring can expand beginning teachers’ critical lens toward advocacy for students and their professional agency in rerouting the school-to-prison pipeline.

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