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June 15, 2021

Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights

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Public schools have a legal obligation to enroll and support immigrant students and English language learners. New resources from the SPLC help advocates work with families to ensure schools are meeting this responsibility.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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April 27, 2021

Chauvin Was Found Guilty. Now What?

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This open letter reminds educators that accountability isn’t justice—and that justice requires an ongoing commitment to anti-racism from all of us.

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Rights & Activism

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April 14, 2021

Use the Tools of Science to Recognize Inequity in Science

We know anti-racist STEM curriculum is critical, but it can be hard to find. These LFJ grantees have created a resource to help.

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Rights & Activism

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April 8, 2021

Talking With Students About Transgender Athletes

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As lawmakers across the country continue to restrict the rights of trans people—particularly trans students—educators can take this moment to start a conversation about transgender identity, justice and ways to take action.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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March 15, 2021

Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It

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Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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February 18, 2021

Join This Community Poem With Kwame Alexander

Our friends at the Civil Rights Memorial Center want to hear from your students this month!

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Rights & Activism

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January 7, 2021

Leading Conversations After Crisis

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Our advisory board shared ideas for starting discussions the day after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Rights & Activism

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November 12, 2020

To Sustain the Tough Conversations, Active Listening Must Be the Norm

Male African-American Teacher Instructing Students | Teaching Tolerance

We have to prepare students—and ourselves—to communicate, question and work our way through a disconnect when the outside world spills into the classroom.

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Rights & Activism

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October 30, 2020

Teach This: Voter Fraud and Voter Suppression

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Use these excerpts from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to help students identify claims, recognize evidence and evaluate the argument that charges of voter fraud can be a form of voter suppression.

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Rights & Activism

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October 27, 2020

Teach This: Voter Suppression and Literacy Tests

Illustration of people with masks in the classroom.

Use this excerpt from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to lead a conversation with students about the history of voter suppression in the United States before the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Rights & Activism

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