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The Human Face of Immigration
Students challenge stereotypes when they see the people behind the slogans.
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“This Is What Democracy Looks Like”
Teaching students about the role children have played in the march for civil rights—historically and today—is just one of many ways teachers can bring the Women’s March into the classroom.
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Curtains Up! A Teacher’s 'Hamilton' Performance
Stepping way outside of his comfort zone, this teacher performed Hamilton scenes for his students, showing them the power of embracing productive discomfort and trying new things.
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Examining Identity and Assimilation
Examine identity and assimilation with an activity that asks the essential question: Was there ever a part of your identity you had to hide?
July 6, 2009
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The Burden of Critical Active Conscience
This educator calls on all educators to commit to making schools—at all levels—critical active conscience spaces that center people long denied space, voice and freedom.
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Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression: A Q&A with the Author of ‘One Person, No Vote’
Professor and author Carol Anderson explains how voter suppression remains alive and well—and how it’s hurting us all.
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Uplifting Accurate and Inclusive Education
In the latest issue of Learning for Justice magazine, a Black Alabama teenager recounts the damage an education that is neither accurate nor inclusive has caused in her life.
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Walking in Their Shoes: Using #BlackLivesMatter to Teach the Civil Rights Movement
Episode 16, Season 3 The civil rights movement offers critical context for understanding the systemic police violence, voter suppression efforts, ‘law and order’ rhetoric and criminalization of activism we see today. It
April 13, 2021
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Only Young Once: The Systemic Harm of Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline and Youth Legal System
[2024] This report explores the scope and impact of youth incarceration and ways Florida can reform and disrupt these systems.
October 4, 2024
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Favorite Holiday Poster Projects Aren’t Inclusive
An educator and mother recommends strategies for supporting all students’ religions and cultures, during the winter holidays and year-round.