A special youth engagement issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine features exclusive essays by John McCain and Barack Obama urging today's students to get involved in their communities. Teens Taught Warning Signs of Abusive Relationships October 6, 2008 — All Rhode Island public middle and high schools are now required to teach students about dating violence. Go University President Writes Letter of Apology to Obama September 29, 2008 – George Fox University president Robin Baker writes a letter of apology to Sen. Barack Obama after a school custodian finds an effigy of the African American legislator hanging from a tree on campus. Go Looking Under the Textbook September 23, 2008 --- A federal agency has found that there isn't enough scientific evidence to prove that three popular reading textbooks contribute to students' learning. With the right approach, teachers can encourage critical thinking by asking their students to look beneath the textbook, asking who wrote the text, and why. Go

Get Connected Subscribe to Our Newsletter Free anti-bias resources delivered to your inbox Subscribe Become a Fan! Become a fan of our Facebook page to join in on discussion forums and to read the latest in Teaching Tolerance headlines. Connect Resources! ME AND WE: A Mix It Up Activity September 24, 2008 — As your school begins to plan Mix It Up at Lunch Day this year, get off on the right foot by exploring the ways we are all similar and different. Go Viva la Causa: Pre-Order Now! Teaching Tolerance unveils a new documentary film and teaching kit, Viva la Causa, that focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights — the grape strike and boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s Go 'Lessons for Constitution Day' September 2007 — With Constitution and Citizenship Day right around the corner, the word "We" should take on particular importance in our nation's classrooms. Go

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