Number 43: Spring 2013

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Cover art by Chris Buzelli

Teaching Tolerance examines how teachers can recognize and dismantle policies and practices that favor incarceration over education. Download the PDF version here.

Departments

Ask Teaching Tolerance

Answers to your toughest social justice questions

Any Small Act of Kindness

Sara Kimmel has made her library—and her school—a nurturing, inclusive environment.

Perspectives

Find out what's happening in the world of anti-bias education.

What We’re Reading

The latest in culturally aware literature and resources for teachers of all grades

Two Pairs of Shoes

When Maggie receives two pairs of shoes for her birthday, she must learn to walk between two cultures.

Letting the Inspiration Flow

A spoken word event reveals how teachers and students can inspire each other.

One World

Posters that inspire students and teachers alike

Feature Articles

And the WINNERS are …

The 2012 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching

Found in Translation

Best Practices // Engaging Limited English Proficient Students and Families

Buttoned Down

Are school uniform policies a perfect fit for all students?

Mimi's Moms

Creating welcoming classrooms for young children of LGBT families.

Move to the Music

Protest Songs in the Classroom

No School Like Freedom School

Based on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools, modern-day programs educate and empower students.

Perspectives for a Diverse America

A literacy-based curriculum that marries multicultural content with the rigor of the Common Core State Standards.

Religion in the Locker Room

What happens when coaches get church-state separation wrong?

Seamless Teaching : Navigating the Inclusion Spectrum

Giving Gen Ed Teachers the Tools to Realize the Potential of Inclusive Classrooms

Sound Effects

Challenging Language Prejudice in the Classroom

The School-to-Prison Pipeline

Policies and practices that favor incarceration over education do us all a grave injustice.

The Value of Community

Affordable ways to build positive school climate.

A Teacher's Guide to Rerouting the Pipeline

Daily decisions can help divert students from the school-to-prison pipeline.