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Issue 26, Fall 2004

The Lesson I've Learned, the Lesson I Teach

This reflection accompanies the feature story " Voices of Columbine." By Kiki Leyba April 20, 1999: Reacting Fourth hour. I'm hustling to Frank's office. The principal is going to offer me — a first-year teacher — a

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Rights & Activism

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An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate the Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes

Congress asserts the federal government’s right to seize all property of individuals participating in or aiding the insurrection against the U.S. government.

37th U.S. Congress

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6-8 9-12

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Slavery

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History

January 9, 2018

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

Dear Young Person, You Are Valued

Activists Nikole Parker and Brandon Wolf from Equality Florida emphasize the need for each of us to advocate for safer schools where all young people are valued.

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Sounds of Change

This lesson challenges students to analyze and to reflect on messages presented in songs — and to express their own views about important issues addressed in some songs.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Class Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

April 26, 2017

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Viola Liuzzo

This essay highlights Viola Liuzzo’s involvement in the civil rights movement and her tragic murder while shuttling marchers between Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

Learning for Justice Staff

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

March 10, 2016

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(A)wake

In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.

Jessica Kobe

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Religion Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

September 26, 2016

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One Million Men and Me

Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.

Kelly Starling Lyons

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

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Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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Economics

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Lessons: Voter Suppression

We’ve collected some of our favorite 9-12 resources and lessons for teaching about voter suppression and how it shapes elections today. These TT-recommended resources for exploring voter suppression with students have

August 17, 2020

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July 7, 2009

Circle Sculpture

An introduction to the Theatre of the Oppressed

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Issue 4, Spring 2023

A Refuge for LGBTQ+ Young People

Illustration of different people talking and drawing on a chalkboard.

Student-run Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs are a federally protected space for young people to survive and thrive in the increasingly hostile anti-LGBTQ+ climate in schools and across the country.

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