A message about our new magazine issue from Managing Editor Monita Bell.

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February 5, 2020
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Reflecting on her personal and professional passions, Managing Editor Monita Bell introduces the latest issue of our magazine—and the mission we hope to share with educators going forward.


** Dear John,
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With 2020 in full swing, we have a few things on our minds here at Teaching Tolerance—the census and our democracy among them. We imagine you’re thinking about these things too. That’s why we’re delving into these issues in the newest issue of Teaching Tolerance ([link removed]) . In “The Census Counts ([link removed]) ,” recently retired TT Director Maureen Costello ways educators can promote getting everyone in their school communities counted.

When it comes to our democracy, we know that young people play a key role in holding us accountable—as young people always have. This issue features a story about students in Leland, Mississippi, who exemplify youth engagement in action. “They Deserve Better ([link removed]) ” spotlights them and the educators who supported them in their work to pass a bond measure to renovate their school.

With Black History Month underway, we’re also thinking about the many untold stories of our nation’s history and the ways textbooks perpetuate this lopsided storytelling. This issue’s cover story, “The New YA ([link removed]) ,” explores how teachers are using young readers’ editions of social justice books to even out the narratives. And Harvard University Professor of History Tiya Miles told us ([link removed]) that teaching the untold stories of Black people’s and Native Americans’ intersectional experiences is fundamental to our understanding of American history.

Ultimately, what our students learn—and the environment in which they learn it—speaks volumes about our educational priorities. So when Grinnell College Education Professor Stephanie P. Jones argues that many teachers are inflicting curriculum violence ([link removed]) on students, it’s important we all take notice. When a group of moms finds that hate and bias incidents are happening throughout their school district ([link removed]) , we need to pay attention. And when students go hungry at school or are forced to eat junk food because their families can’t afford to pay for lunch, we must choose to fix a longstanding, solvable problem ([link removed]) .

This issue examines educators’ circumstances too. For educators of color, too often the emotional labor of student relationship building and addressing racial issues falls disproportionately on them. In “What White Colleagues Need to Understand ([link removed]) ,” a Black, biracial teacher and her colleague, a white man, teamed up to share stories from educators of color around the nation—and recommendations for how white colleagues can share the load of doing antiracist work.

We’re so proud of this issue, and we hope you find it engaging and useful. But we want to keep learning how to make Teaching Tolerance the best it can be for you. Please tell us how we’re doing in this brief survey ([link removed]) .

Thanks for your commitment to all of our students.
Monita K. Bell
Managing Editor
Teaching Tolerance
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