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One Penny and a Rock
Tangible items can be reminders of the value of people’s unique stories, of building relationships with students and colleagues, and of our mission as educators to teach acceptance and respect.
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A Message From Our Director
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes that “Teaching an honest history counters a prevailing narrative that denies the real origins of this country and maintains an unjust society.”
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What's in a Mascot?
A 9th-grade English unit helps students analyze legacy behind Native American mascots.
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The Freedom Riders Video Transcript
This piece is to accompany The Freedom Riders video and lesson. In 1961, the Civil Rights Movement took another strategic turn. A small group of activists, both black and white, calling themselves the Freedom Riders, decided to travel by bus through the Deep South, where segregation in bus facilities wasn’t just the custom, it was the law, and where the simple act of boarding a bus was enough to put one’s life on the line.
April 5, 2011
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Speak Out for Understanding
Students with learning disabilities create a documentary film to share their wisdom.
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Getting on the Right Track: How One School Stopped Tracking Students
Tracking and ability grouping remain common practices in schools across the country despite research showing these practices contribute to segregated classes and opportunity gaps. In Walla Walla, Washington, a group of educators decided to try something different.
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The Night Before the Dream
Bea’s family has traveled from far and wide to hear Dr. King—and plan how they’ll make his dream a reality.
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The School-to-Deportation Pipeline
As immigration enforcement becomes more aggressive, schools have become increasingly risky places for undocumented students.
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Desired Things for a Better World
A number of years ago, I asked my ninth-grade English students to make a bucket list of at least three things they’d like to do before they die. Examples of what they wrote down include “riding a motorcycle,” “becoming a
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They Must Always Look Outward
Trying to reconcile education and the world we currently inhabit has led one teacher to shift the focus of his teaching to nurturing active participants in a diverse democracy.