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Advocating for Undocumented Youth
With conditions at detention centers and plans for more ICE raids in the news, it’s easy to feel hopeless. But, as educators, you have more power than you may realize. These resources outline practical steps you can take today to interrupt the school-to-deportation pipeline and support undocumented students and their families.
- The School-to-Deportation Pipeline
- Toolkit for "The School-to-Deportation Pipeline"
- Toolkit for "This Is Not a Drill"
Advocate for the Well-Being of Black Children
Anti-Blackness is pervasive and has material consequences for all people, including and especially Black children whose presence is often overlooked—and, ironically, villainized—in favor of all things that uphold white supremacy. These LFJ resources offer specific actions educators, parents, caregivers and communities can take to insist upon the well-being of Black children.
- Partnering With Families to Support Black Girls
- Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys
- Ending Curriculum Violence
Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
Advocate for BIPOC Mental Health This Year
It’s essential that educators, students and the entire school community work to reduce stigma associated with mental health issues, especially during Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month. Help interrupt school practices that disregard mental health—particularly for Black youth, who are less likely to receive adequate mental health care. Use these webinars to understand and practice self-care and address challenges students face.
- Black Minds Matter
- Student Mental Health Matters
- The Value of Educator Self-Care
Advocating to Local and State Boards of Education
Advocating to State Legislators
Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
Young people deserve to learn honest history—history that is accurate, comprehensive and inclusive of perspectives beyond traditional, dominant narratives. Our newest resource guide, Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do, offers concrete tools for educators seeking to ensure the right of future generations to an accurate accounting of our nation’s history.
- Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
- Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery