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Bridging the Cultural Gaps in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ [1]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on July 13, 2010

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s work is so powerful and popular that it has never been out of print, selling more than 30 million copies.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird.

Dealing With Bias in the SAT [5]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on June 24, 2010

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test has become a rite of passage for millions of American school kids. The path to the middle class lies through getting a college education. And getting into college—especially at a prestigious school—requires a good score on the SAT.

Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test has become a rite of passage for millions of American school kids. The path to the middle class lies through getting a college education.

Dropping the N-Word [7]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on June 8, 2010

The n-word holds a unique position in the English language. On one hand, it's so taboo that it is not even whispered in polite company. On the other hand, teenagers use the word so frequently in so many ways that it has taken on new life beyond its origins as an insult. 

The n-word holds a unique position in the English language. On one hand, it's so taboo that it is not even whispered in polite company.

Remembering a Tragedy: The Indian Removal Act [9]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on May 28, 2010

One hundred eighty years ago today, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This law set in motion the long, agonizing chain of events that ultimately led to the Trail of Tears. 

One hundred eighty years ago today, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 [10].

Texas vs. Textbooks: The Final Chapter? [12]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on May 20, 2010

The Texas State Board of Education has been ridiculed in recent weeks for its efforts to rewrite the curriculum standards of the state’s K-12 textbooks. Starting today, the conservative majority on the 15-member board is expected to approve a rightward lurch in those standards. 

The Texas State Board of Education has been ridiculed in recent weeks for its efforts to rewrite the curriculum standards of the s [13]

Getting Beyond the ‘Noble Savage’ [15]

Submitted by Maureen Costello [16] on May 10, 2010

Pretty much as soon as Europeans landed in the “New World” and encountered American Indians, they began creating stereotypes. 

Pretty much as soon as Europeans landed in the “New World” and encountered American Indians, they began creating stereotypes. 

Race and Poverty Matter, Even on Earth Day [18]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on April 22, 2010

There’s an old joke among real estate agents that the three most important things to consider in any property are location, location, location.

There’s an old joke among real estate agents that the three most important things to consider in any property are location, location, location.

Pop Quiz on School Segregation [21]

Submitted by Maureen Costello [16] on April 14, 2010

Take this quiz to see if you're up on one of the biggest trends in U.S. education--the resegregation of public schools.

All questions are True/False.

Question 1: The racial segregation of schools ended quickly after the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.

Time to Bury the “Lost Cause” [23]

Submitted by Sean Price [2] on April 8, 2010

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared April Confederate History Month. His original seven-paragraph proclamation was full of paeans to grey-clad heroes but nowhere mentioned the agonies of slavery. This understandably offended African Americans, and McDonnell spent a day or so getting beat up in the media.

Virginia Gov.

There’s a New Sheriff in Town [26]

Submitted by Sean McCollum [27] on March 23, 2010

“Few civil rights are as central to the cause of human freedom as equal educational opportunity.” Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered that remark earlier this month in announcing his department’s renewed commitment to civil rights in American classrooms. He also put the nation’s schools on notice: The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was back on the case. It has been missing in action for nearly a decade, creating either uneven law enforcement or willful injustice.

“Few civil rights are as central to the cause of human freedom as equal educational opportunity.” Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered that remark earlier this month in announcing his departm

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[1] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/bridging-cultural-gaps-kill-mockingbird
[2] http://www.tolerance.org/author/sean-price
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/race-and-ethnicity
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/bridging-cultural-gaps-kill-mockingbird#comments
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/dealing-bias-sat
[6] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/dealing-bias-sat#comments
[7] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/dropping-n-word
[8] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/dropping-n-word#comments
[9] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/remembering-tragedy-indian-removal-act
[10] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html
[11] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/19705#comment-form
[12] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/texas-vs-textbooks-final-chapter
[13] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/remember-all-white-alamo
[14] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/texas-vs-textbooks-final-chapter#comments
[15] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/getting-beyond-noble-savage
[16] http://www.tolerance.org/author/maureen-costello
[17] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/19578#comment-form
[18] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/race-and-poverty-matter-even-earth-day
[19] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/wealth-and-poverty
[20] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/race-and-poverty-matter-even-earth-day#comments
[21] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/pop-quiz-school-segregation
[22] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/19332#comment-form
[23] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/time-bury-lost-cause
[24] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/rights
[25] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/19267#comment-form
[26] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/there-s-new-sheriff-town
[27] http://www.tolerance.org/author/sean-mccollum
[28] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/19145#comment-form
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