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More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts
When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”
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Hate at School: September 2018
In September, hate incidents including racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ sentiment continued as school leaders across the United States struggled to address them.
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In Defense of Caring About Difference
Many educators profess, as a virtue, that they treat all students the same. But when a student’s specific needs and story are erased, it’s not equitable—it’s damaging.
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A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures
An instructional coach experiencing long-term school closures in Washington state shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and their own emotions.
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The True History of Voting Rights
In this lesson, students learn about the expansion and restriction of voting rights in the United States, examine court rulings, discuss voter disengagement, and explore a voting rights timeline. Students will also learn how to register to vote.
October 8, 2020
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Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It
Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.
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Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
The text is the 2006 reauthorization and amendment act of the Voting Rights Act.
July 18, 2022
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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Jackson, Mississippi
This video shows the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights holding a hearing in Jackson, Mississippi, over civil rights violations in voting.
July 18, 2022
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‘Roe v. Wade’—What Can Educators Do?
While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions.
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Beyond the “Master Narrative”
Episode 2, Season 3 Students don’t enter our classrooms as blank slates. When it comes to the civil rights movement, we often have to help our students unlearn what they think they know while we’re teaching them what
August 21, 2020