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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Toolkit for ‘The Opioid Crisis’ and Trauma-Sensitive Practices

Students who experience trauma often exhibit behaviors we associate with defiance, indifference or attention-deficit disorders. This toolkit and additional resources can help us overcome those assumptions and respond to such behaviors in trauma-sensitive ways.

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February 21, 2019

Hate at School: January 2019

We’re halfway through the school year, and there is no indication that hate incidents at school are slowing down.

Topic

Ability Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Centering Student Experiences

When asking students to explore issues of personal and social identity, teachers must help establish braver spaces where students are seen, valued, cared for, respected, and have opportunities to learn from one another’s experiences and perspectives.

May 26, 2023

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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Protect LGBTQ+ Progress Toward Equality

Collage image of historical and contemporary LGBTQ+ people with rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court

Recognizing that LGBTQ+ equality is interconnected with the fundamental rights of all people is essential in strengthening our shared democracy.

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Maj Britt Theorin

“Maj Britt devoted her life to solving some of the most critical and intractable problems in the world today: peace, women’s rights and especially, nuclear disarmament.”

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

History

August 8, 2017

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Issue 16, Fall 1999

Keepers of the Word

Bilingual storytellers blend history, tradition and culture to teach the power of language and story.

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Other People's Shoes

A secondary teacher uses multiple perspectives to examine the past.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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In Public

For some people, speaking up in public feels more difficult than any other setting. For others, speaking up in public — to strangers who have no power or ties to one's home or work life — feels easier.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 21, 2009

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March 26, 2018

Youth—United! #Enough in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Student Protesters | Kalamazoo, Michigan | TT Article

We reached out to students from around the United States who are working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. This time, we caught up with senior Jenna Bowker, founding member of Students for Gun Legislation at Kalamazoo Central High.

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Rights & Activism

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

In this passage from the autobiography, Jacobs describes her life as a teenager in the household of her enslaver. She describes the sexual advances of her adult male enslaver, as well as the jealousy and ire of her adult female enslaver those advances caused.

Harriet A. Jacobs

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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