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Issue 4, Spring 2023

Healing Through Restoration and Transformation

Stylized and colorful illustration of faces.

A community Freedom School model in Mississippi embraces transformative practices to strengthen relationships and disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, illustrating the power of communities to effect change.

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Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Action in the context of the Social Justice Standards is a domain that includes honoring and celebrating identity and diversity as well as bringing about justice. Both individuals and groups can take action toward social

May 26, 2023

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March 11, 2024

Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Supports Inclusive Education

Ensuring education is inclusive of young people with diverse needs and abilities takes intentional practice; UDL can help educators design experiences that benefit all students.

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Ability

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

Rock the Cradle

Teen parents find a nurturing environment at school.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 39, Spring 2011

Social Media in the Schoolhouse

Illustration of a small schoolhouse next to a tree

Twitter, Google Docs and their cousins shrink the spaces between cultures even as they expand the reach of a typical classroom. How can you use them to promote social justice?

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

"Someone Else's Problem"

A hunger project moves California students from indifference to activism.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 28, Fall 2005

Talking Across Boundaries

Follow student activists as they Mix It Up at their schools.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 39, Spring 2011

The Human Face of Immigration

Students challenge stereotypes when they see the people behind the slogans.

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Immigration

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The Early Republic

In this lesson, students examine voting rights in the early years of the United States and the causes and effects of the first major expansion of voting rights, which took place in the late 1700s and first half of the 1800s. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to explain where various groups of Americans stood regarding the right to vote before the Civil War, and will hypothesize about what they expect happened next.

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6-8 9-12

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Rights & Activism

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Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 21, 2011

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January 23, 2012

Portfolio Activity for “From Awareness to Action”

Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?

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