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January 15, 2019

Why I’m Participating in the L.A. Teachers’ Strike

Hundreds of people gathered together, holding protest signs and umbrellas in Los Angeles, California.

We caught up with Amanda Tooley, a fifth-grade teacher in the country’s second-largest school district, to find out why she’s striking and what she hopes for her students and community.

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Class Rights & Activism

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January 15, 2019

Teaching the Government Shutdown

The United States Capitol building illuminated at night.

Avoid polarized arguments about the federal government shutdown by emphasizing historical context, processes and the shutdown's effect on people across the United States.

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Class Immigration Rights & Activism

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Teaching Hard History: Building Better Lessons About Slavery

Join Learning for Justice for a deep dive into our one-of-a-kind classroom resource A Framework for Teaching American Slavery.

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Slavery Class Immigration

January 29, 2019

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Literature

Patty and Abigail

Patty, a young enslaved girl, shares some insight about life on a South Carolina plantation.

Madison Clark

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery Class

Subject

History

January 8, 2019

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What Is White Privilege, Really?

What is white privilege, anyway? And do we really need to teach about it? Join former Teaching and Learning Specialist Stef Bernal-Martinez and anti-racist educator and scholar Ronda Taylor Bullock for this interactive, research-rich opportunity to explore white privilege and help you create a more racially just classroom and community.

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Class

January 15, 2019

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October 31, 2018

“I See New York City as a Classroom”

Grantee spotlight with Abby MacPhail in New York City.

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. School Programs Coordinator Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with Abby MacPhail about her project training students to become photojournalists of housing injustice in New York City.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Student Voices: Raghad and Rahaf Barcudi

Rahaf is a Syrian immigrant who compares her life in Syria to her new life in the U.S.

Raghad and Rahaf Barcudi

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

Geography

September 28, 2018

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Student Voices: Freddy Ochoa and Corina Torres

Freddy Ochoa interviews his aunt about her experience as a first-generation immigrant to America from a Mexican family.

Freddy Ochoa and Corina Torres

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

Geography

September 28, 2018

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Literature

I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store

A historical marker explaining the Emmett Till murder trial.

In this poem, Ewing imagines the kind of everyday life-including trips to the grocery store-Emmett Till might have experienced had he not been killed.

Eve L. Ewing

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

History

September 28, 2018

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Hair

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.

Elizabeth Acevedo

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

History

September 28, 2018

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