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. Mix It Up 2008 Students Across the Nation Participated in SPLC's 'Mix It Up at Lunch Day' Go The Downturn's Impact November 18, 2008 – Schools are hurting as a result of the sudden crumbling of the economy. A recent report by the American Association of School Administrators shows us the extent of the damage. Go Tolerance is Catching November 10, 2008 – Tolerance is contagious, and just a few hours of contact with a person of another race or ethnic background can have a big effect, according to a study at Stony Brook University. 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! Lesson Plan: Crossing Political Boundaries October 30, 2008 — On Wednesday, November 5, educators will walk into divided classrooms. Some children will be jubilant that their preferred candidate has won the presidency. Others will be crestfallen that theirs did not. Use this lesson to bring them together again. Go 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: 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

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