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What Critical Race Theory Is and What it Means for Teachers
Education law and policy expert Bob Kim answers some key questions for educators about these so-called “anti-critical race theory” laws and what’s really going on.
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Its Seat Is In the Heart
In honor of the United Nations Decade for the Culture of Nonviolence, we offer practical ideas for making peace a priority in your classroom community.
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Who's Helen Keller?
Do children's books distort the truth of Helen Keller's life?
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Is Freedom Safe?
A First Amendment project challenges schools to take liberties seriously.
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The Tractor and the Taxi
Rural and urban students build a new vehicle for friendship in an Internet mural project.
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Toolkit for Talking About Racism and Police Violence with Students
No matter how educators identify or how long they have been teaching, it’s critical that they reflect on their ability to discuss race, racial (in)equality and racism—past and present—with students. This toolkit offers strategies for how educators can engage in this reflection and strengthen their practice.
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Close to Home
Jackie Brown prided herself on teaching her students about disabilities. But could she confront her own feelings about her mother and polio?
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Teach This: Voter Suppression and Literacy Tests
Use this excerpt from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to lead a conversation with students about the history of voter suppression in the United States before the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Students Say Teach the Truth
An LFJ award winner centers her students’ perspectives in the current conversation about racism, social justice education and the need for an inclusive national narrative.