Jey
Ehrenhalt

Jey is the school-based programming and grants manager with Teaching Tolerance. They have previously worked as an elementary school special educator in Portland Public Schools in Oregon and as a writer. Jey is a contributing author in the upcoming book Gender Diversity and LGBTQ Inclusion and Advocacy in Schools.

Articles by Jey

Introducing the Educator Grants Action Model Directory

TT Educator Grants fund projects that encourage educators to implement anti-bias education in their schools and classrooms. Learn how you can browse the new and expanding Grants Action Model directory to replicate these projects in your own school community.

Let’s Talk About Nonbinary

How are you affirming nonbinary students in your classroom?

Whose Renaissance Is It?

These middle-schoolers spent months exploring the bridges that connect their gentrifying community and the barriers that divide it.

Spotlight on “Bridges Not Walls”

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Grants Manager Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with Emily Conner about her students’ pop-up exhibit of Latinx immigration history and policy in Portland, Oregon.

Mix It Up at Lunch: Not Just for Kids!

This year, nearly 50 institutions of higher education hosted Mix It Up events on their campuses.