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Native Culture Should Be Taught Year Round
Tribal curricula are changing educational outcomes—for both Native and non-Native students.
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One Life is Too Many
Want to do your part to make schools safer? Use National Youth Violence Prevention Week as a starting point for year-round planning.
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“Drop That Science!”
An eventful taxi ride home after a challenging day gave this teacher perspective on her life’s work.
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Community Puzzle Mural
Students create a community puzzle mural, a large-scale artistic depiction, usually displayed in a community space. Puzzle pieces covered in student’s artwork relating to diversity, anti-bias or social justice themes from the central text comprise the mural.
July 13, 2014
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Toolkit for "The Book of Matthew"
Uncover the deeper meaning of Matt Shepard’s story through the lens of our best practices guide 'Civil Rights Done Right.'
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The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources
Supplement your lessons on Dr. King's words and actions with these resources.
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Thanksgiving Sermon
This is a sermon by Benjamin Morgan Palmer that argues for the preservation of slavery. It gives students a close look at the religious arguments made for the institution of slavery.
December 15, 2017
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Wangari Maathai
“In Kenya, a modern ‘Johnny Appleseed’ has initiated a successful program to counteract the alarming destruction of Africa’s forests.”
August 9, 2017
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Tough Guise: By playing a role, I discovered myself
In this essay, Melvin Pichardo, a young aspiring actor, becomes so immersed in becoming a character for a role that he begins to question who he is as a person and what he feels and thinks.
December 22, 2015
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Building Connections Across Communities
In recognizing a meaningful moment with educators, LFJ Associate Director for Learning in Schools, Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn, Ed.D., explains how “This work is more sustainable when we share it with others.”