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The following resources for teachers are from the Southern Poverty Law Center and its project “Teaching Tolerance.” 

"We Have to Believe We Can Get Through This"
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8fe0EH
Experts explain where the economy is heading and offer tips for empowering your students to deal with change.

How School Taught Me I Was Poor
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8ff0EI
A personal account of the "hidden curriculum" that shames and blames students in poverty.

Economic Injustice Affects Us All (Grades 7-12)
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a10EK
Many of our families have seen wages stagnate, but CEO pay has grown by leaps and bounds. This lesson plan lets your students find creative ways to illustrate the facts. From the Viva La Causa teaching kit.

ABCs of Domestic Poverty
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a20EL
What you don't know about poverty can hurt you - and your students. No matter what your economic background, these lesson plans help put poverty in perspective.
• Poverty Lesson for Teachers
    http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a30EM
• Calculating the Poverty Line (Grades 3 and up)
    http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a40EN
• Interpreting Wealth Disparities (Grades 6 and up)
    http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a50EO
• Wealth Matters (Grades 9-12)
    http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBOgd0FN4MD0Ekk0G8a60EP