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Selma: From the Bridge to the Ballot
Learn how the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march marked a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement and demonstrated the courage of ordinary people.
February 24, 2025
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School Vouchers and the Efforts to Undermine Public Education
Vouchers are part of a broader effort to dismantle public schools, moving public taxpayer funds into private for-profit institutions. This is the third of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.
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Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process
This overview of Freedom Summer 1964 connects to actions for strengthening democracy today.
August 11, 2024
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What Is Social Justice Education?
Scholar and educator Lee Anne Bell explains social justice education and highlights its role in actively countering injustice and helping to build an inclusive democracy for the benefit of all.
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The Promise of Inclusive Education
Inclusive education builds critical thinking—the intellectual tools for reflection, continuous inquiry, constructive dialogue and the possibility of changing one’s perspective—and is an essential lever for democracy.
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Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights and Inclusion
This resource page includes articles, webinars, guides, children's stories, podcasts and film on LGBTQ+ history, inclusive education practices and recommendations for being an ally.
March 25, 2024
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What Are the Values of Democracy?
The ideals of democracy are at the core of our shared values and national identity. This resource examines our democratic values as a step in understanding our politics, government and country today. Learn more with LFJ's Civics for Democracy series.
January 8, 2025
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When Schools Cause Trauma
Trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed schools are spreading around the country. But if they don’t start with how schools themselves can induce trauma, they won’t work.
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The New Mad Men
“The New Mad Men” explores how changing demographics in the United States have changed the face of advertising. In particular, the focus is on the purchasing power of the 54 million Latinx people currently living in the United States. The episode visits the headquarters of LatinWorks, an advertising agency in Austin, Texas, with a specialty in multicultural advertising.
November 24, 2014
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Destigmatizing Privilege
Privilege can be a sticky subject, but this teacher introduces it to her fourth-graders as a tool they can use to elevate others.