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A Girl and a Word

Laura Linn's article explores how Rosa Marcellino, a nine-year old with Down syndrome, and her family worked to eliminate the phrase "mentally retarded" from official use. "Rosa's Law" is living, legislative proof that their hard work paid off.
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Laura Linn
Grade Level
3-5
Topic
Ability Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 2, 2014
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Supporting Children of Immigrant Families

Millions of young people in the United States are children of immigrant families. And many immigrant children are feeling high levels of fear and anxiety right now due to the current anti-immigrant political environment. All students in the U.S. have a right to public education, “regardless of a child’s or guardian’s citizenship, immigration status, or English language proficiency. These rights were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark 1982 decision in Plyler v.

  • Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
  • Understanding and Responding to Trauma
  • Resisting Hate in Education
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Caged Bird

Through an extended metaphor, Maya Angelou—who has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States—uses a caged bird and a free bird to juxtapose the oppressed and the free.
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Maya Angelou
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 5, 2014