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Frameworks
Our systematic approaches to social justice and civil rights education make complex topics easier to understand—and teach.
August 16, 2024
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Introduction & About This Guide
Introduction To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student achievement and the results of good pedagogy. For many queer students, these rights
October 25, 2018
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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.
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Recognition
Since its founding in 1991, Learning for Justice—formerly Teaching Tolerance—has been recognized as a transformative force in education. Our materials have won two Oscars, an Emmy and scores of honors. Here is a sampling
June 28, 2017
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A Message From Our Director
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn insists, “How we respond to this urgent moment will determine how we shape the meaning of justice.”
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Teaching and Affirming LGBTQ Youth after the ‘Bostock’ Decision
This summer’s landmark Supreme Court case made it illegal to fire someone based on their gender or sexuality. But ‘Bostock’ is a baseline, not a ceiling.
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Parents and Caregivers for Inclusive Education
Responsible parent and caregiver groups are focusing on children’s right to inclusive and equitable education—in direct opposition to politically motivated “parents’ rights” groups with discriminatory agendas that harm young people.
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Language Does Not Have to Be a Barrier
ESOL program coordinator Ann Marie Batista is a “barrier breaker” for ELL students and their teachers.
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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello discusses the difficulty of teaching the 2016 election.
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Question the American Dream
One teacher considers how to talk with students about the idea of the American Dream.