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‘Education Suspended’
A new report from the Center for Community Alternatives shows how high school disciplinary records are used in college and university admissions.
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Toolkit for "Book Smarts"
Educators can use classroom publishing to validate the experiences of all students and to introduce critical literacy. This toolkit provides writing prompts to help you bring out the best in your students’ writing.
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The Breadwinner
After spending months talking to women in Afghan refugee camps, Deborah Ellis penned this timely novel about life under Taliban rule. Living in Afghanistan with her family, Parvana is a rarity—a girl who can read and experiences life, even for just a few hours, outside the four walls of her home.
July 3, 2014
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When Everything Hangs on a Second Chance
Beth Hammett found out the hard way that most good things in education hang on giving people second chances.
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Letting the Inspiration Flow
A spoken word event reveals how teachers and students can inspire each other.
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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello encourages educators to raise students ready to address injustice.
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Who's In Your Classroom?
PD Café offers professional development activities to complete alone or with colleagues.
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The Youth-Led Global Climate Strike and Celebrating Student Action
This Friday, students worldwide will strike to demand action on climate change. Educators should take the opportunity to support student learning and action.
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Introducing LFJ’s Community Justice Sites
LFJ is piloting our Community Justice Sites programming at the SPLC’s Road to 60 Summit in Mississippi. Our Community Justice Sites are Freedom Schools and Citizenship Schools for everyone. When we “learn for justice,” we center learning to inform our action for liberation and justice in our communities.
- Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process
- Introduction to Action Planning: Toolkit
- Strategies of the Civil Rights Movement
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A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
In this text, we learn about James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, who obtained his freedom only for a creditor to threaten him with enslavement. The text describes his experience working off his debt by privateering in the Caribbean while he expressed his dream to relocate to London, England.
December 15, 2017