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A Tale of Two Teachers
As your students move on to the next grade, what will they remember about you?
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Texas vs. Textbooks: The Final Chapter?
The Texas State Board of Education has been ridiculed in recent weeks for its efforts to rewrite the curriculum standards of the state’s K-12 textbooks. Starting today, the conservative majority on the 15-member board is expected to approve a rightward lurch in those standards.
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Just Say No to Identity-based Spirit Days
As sure as October brings pumpkins and pep rallies, TT Director Maureen Costello knows she’ll hear dis-spiriting news about a school’s offensive choice of spirit week theme. Yesterday was no exception.
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We Love That Teachers Are Speaking Up for LGBTQ Students
As some push back against lessons about gender equality and sexual identities, we stand firm with educators who do the work to protect and support LGBTQ students.
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Fighting for Voting Rights and Education
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) enabled millions of Black and other voters of color an opportunity to participate in our democracy. Ten years ago, on June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder significantly weakened a key provision of the landmark VRA. These LFJ articles remind us of the struggle for voting rights and education and the powerful legacy of Freedom Summer 1964. As we confront current voter suppression and education censorship, let us continue the fight for justice in today's movement.
- Freedom Schools for Today’s Justice Movement
- Connect Voting Rights History to Current Policies and Discourse
- Where Do We Go From Here?
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Confronting Students’ Islamophobia
What do you do when anti-bias teaching strategies are derailed by real, in-the-moment fears? See how one educator responded to Islamophobia in her classroom.
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Have the Courage to Teach
Equity and social justice work in schools is easier said than done. This educator offers four steps for turning talk into action.