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July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 56, Summer 2017

Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I

Boy walks past a memorial of candles and roses on the sidewalk on his way to school

All educators have the civic responsibility to learn and teach the basic history and tenets of this movement for racial justice.

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Welfare is a Women's Issue

This essay expounds on the injustices and false perceptions faced by women in the welfare system. Tillmon contends that the system is overrun with sexism and that until American women are liberated by equal pay, the welfare system will continue to be a trap for them.

Johnnie Tillmon

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Economics

July 3, 2014

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September 12, 2018

Hate at School: August 2018

Student with long hair and purple book bag on.

In the first month that students returned to school in much of the United States, we found that hate picked up where it left off last year.

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Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Collaboration and Building Alliances

Building alliances is about working together, giving and receiving support, and creating a sounding board for social justice planning.

May 26, 2023

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Informational

The Communist Manifesto

This excerpt from the first chapter of The Communist Manifesto establishes the dichotomy between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, which is merely a new relationship of oppressor vs. oppressed in the history of class struggles, as Marx and Engels argue that all societies have had these kinds of contending classes.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

History

Economics

January 5, 2015

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Voting and Voices: Engaging Students and Families in Democracy

Join Rock the Vote and Learning for Justice for a webinar on how you can engage your students and school community in our diverse democracy.

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Rights & Activism

September 11, 2018

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I Didn't Know There Were Cities in Africa: Challenging Children's-and Adult's-Misperceptions about the African Continent

In her article, Randolph delineates the profound impact of perpetuating stereotypical representations of Africa and its people by arranging them into three levels and then providing recommendations for how to combat them when creating learning experiences for students in the United States.

LFJ Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Immigration

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History

Geography

September 28, 2018

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How Stereotypes Undermine Test Scores

Subtle changes in test environments can improve standardized test scores among students of color and girls.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

Instruction

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 6, 2017

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January 22, 2024

Acclaimed Documentary ‘One Survivor Remembers’ Urges All to Never Forget

Two hands holding a faded cloth Star of David symbol.

Survivor testimony provides a crucial way to learn about the Holocaust, understand the context, history and diversity of Jewish people, and address antisemitism in the world today.

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