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September 10, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants in Action: Connecting to Our Past and Creating Our Present

TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Grantee Alexandra Melnick explains the project she’ll be implementing in her 12th-grade classroom this fall.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

The Relationship Aspect

Elementary school counselor Nicole Morales says that, after two difficult school years, the way forward is to build relationships with intention.

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What Districts Can Do To Support Educators in Teaching Honest History

District office personnel play important leadership roles in protecting educators who teach honest history.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

The Power of Place

Colorful and stylized silhouettes of people.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that “the victories for justice must be fought for and by ordinary people in the South together with allies from other parts of the nation.”

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Understanding Media Literacy

These resources can help learn about and teach the skills necessary to be discerning about the information around us.

December 27, 2023

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January 23, 2012

Portfolio Activity for “Weighing In”

As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias.

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Julie Weiss

Julie Weiss is an education writer with a commitment to social justice. She holds a Ph.D. in American studies, has taught at the college level and now develops curricula, textbook materials and assessments.

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The Chicago Plan - January 7, 1966

The press release from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) details the organization’s plans to end slums in Chicago.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Class

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Social Studies

Civics

History

July 18, 2022

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February 28, 2014

Classic Invisibility

Just because a bookshelf is full of "classics" doesn't mean it holds universal life lessons.

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Issue 55, Spring 2017

Mariposas

This Latina civic empowerment program seeks to “take stories of adversity and flip them into stories of glory.”

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