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Freedom Schools for Today’s Justice Movement
To confront current education censorship and voter suppression, modern social justice projects build on the foundations of the historic 1964 Freedom Schools.
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Prevention and Resilience: Supporting Young People Through Polarizing Times
During this time of political and social turmoil, build networks of trusted adults to help young people understand, contextualize and counter manipulative and harmful information.
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Why Mendez Still Matters
Meet the school desegregation case that still affects ELL instruction today.
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Patty and Abigail
Patty, a young enslaved girl, shares some insight about life on a South Carolina plantation.
January 8, 2019
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Reimagining Texts
Teacher librarian Julia Torres helps students and educators alike reimagine the role of books.
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The Real Origins of Memorial Day
Juni teaches her friend Michael all she knows about the first Memorial Day—the day when thousands of black people marched to remember their loved ones who had died in the Civil War.
February 19, 2020
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Toolkit for “Reimagining Digital Literacy Education to Save Ourselves”
The digital literacy resources in this toolkit, which can be integrated across all subject areas, are designed to meet present-day challenges in navigating online information and countering online hate.
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The Strength of Ordinary People: A Conversation With Jo Ann Bland
As a child, Jo Ann Bland participated in the Selma, Alabama, march that became known as Bloody Sunday. In this video and Q&A excerpt, Bland inspires us to civic action.
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Advocating to Local and State Boards of Education
Classroom teachers and administrators report that their ability to teach honest history is greatly influenced by local and state boards of education.
November 21, 2023
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Why I Will Not Be Teaching About Charlottesville
After Charlottesville, this black teacher of black and brown students knew that her kids would not want another lesson about bigotry and racism. Here’s what she did instead.