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Anti-racist Decarceration Begins With School Discipline Reform
The systemic devaluation of Black people that originated during slavery continues today in punitive practices that disproportionately push Black children and other children of color out of schools and into the criminal legal system. To ensure equitable education for all youth, educators and communities must play a role in decarceration, which begins with school discipline reform.
- From Slavery to School Discipline
- Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice
- Criminalizing Blackness: Prisons, Police and Jim Crow
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“That Part’s Not True”
Many teachers in the United States will include a lesson on Emmett Till as an introduction to the civil rights movement or as part of their Black History Month plans. This year, it’s time to modify the lesson.
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To Know Our American History Is to Know Ourselves
What does the rise in hate groups and hate crimes say about our American history and American democracy when all lives should matter?
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Teaching Septima Clark
Freedom’s Teacher offers opportunities to share a lesser-known story about a pioneering educator.
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Protect Campus Diversity
The Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action but, one educator points out, we still have a long way to go to achieve equity in college admissions.
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One America for today, tomorrow and forever, Clinton says
President Clinton delivered this speech at Little Rock's Central High School during a 40th-anniversary ceremony, in which he recognized the strength, conviction,and sacrifice shown by the Little Rock Nine and their parents.
July 7, 2014
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Will This Solve School Segregation in NYC Schools?
New York City Schools revealed its much-anticipated plan for increasing diversity and access in its public schools. But some critics say it doesn’t go far enough or name the true issue at hand.
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More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts

When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”