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The latest issue of Teaching Tolerance looks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, innovations in migrant education and classroom simulations that do harm to students.

Principal 'Out' of Bounds? May 13, 2008 — In Memphis, a school principal allegedly outed two gay students, unleashing a spate of verbal assaults, and the ire of the ACLU. Go
Critics Target Arab American Educator April 29, 2008 – Debbie Almontaser dreamed of a school where Arab and non-Arab children would learn together. Instead, she found herself in the midst of a controversy about assimilation — one fueled by anti-Arab bias. Go
Report Calls for School Discipline Reform April 29, 2008 – Nearly a third of all public school students won't leave school with a diploma, and half of all teachers won't leave school with a pension because they leave within the first five years. How and when does teaching and learning occur when everyone is heading for the door? Go
Racism 'Bears' its Ugly Face April 21, 2008 – A T-shirt with a racist image is said to be the hottest selling item of an unlicensed Chicago Cubs vendor. Go
Extreme Bullying for Extreme Exposure April 14, 2008 – Eight teens are charged as adults with battery and kidnapping after beating a classmate in an attempt to make Internet stardom on the popular video sharing site, YouTube. Go
Mix It Up at Lunch Day Nov. 13 -- Millions of students in thousands of schools swapped seats in their cafeterias and crossed the divides in schools.

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The ABCs of Classroom Management April 2008 – The first in a special two-part series, this edition of The ABCs profiles teachers who have succeeded in building classroom communities where students are engaged in positive ways. :: Creating a Classroom Community :: Promoting Positive Behaviors :: Focusing on Relationships
The ABCs of Culture in the Classroom March 2008 – Educators today hear a lot about gaps in education – achievement gaps, funding gaps, school-readiness gaps. Still, there's another gap that often goes unexamined: the cultural gap between students and teachers. This edition of The ABCs provides strategies to help educators build bridges across cultures. :: Overcoming Stereotypes :: Culturally Relevant Curriculum :: Honoring Home Language :: Mythtakes
The ABCs of Identity in the Elections February 2008 - This edition of The ABCs (Anti-Bias Classroom) offers strategies and resources for discussing the role of identity in American politics, during this primary season and beyond. :: Editorializing Identity :: Do Identities Rule? :: Outright Bigotry



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