How should educators confront bigotry, racism and white supremacy after Charlottesville? Here are a few resources to start out. For more read the full article below:

  • More than 80 percent of public school teachers are white, while half of all students are people of color. Some teachers may never have directly talked about race or racism, particularly with younger children. Brooks suggests they start by making an "identity chart". This is a way to find commonalities as well as celebrate differences.
  • Diverse books: Some teachers will introduce topics of racism, civil rights and diversity, especially to younger students, through books. Here is a curated list of 50 social justice books from the nonprofit Teaching for Change. Here is a second, broken down by grade level, by The National Network of State Teachers of the Year.
  • Teaching Tolerance has lesson plans for students as young as kindergarten that cover bias and social justice.

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