Search

3,981 Results

article

December 14, 2017

Wait. Flint Is Still Without Clean Water? How Can I Help?

Volunteers put their hands together in solidarity.

While Flint, Michigan, now has a contract for a clean water source, residents aren’t out of the woods yet. Keep in mind these five actions when taking a stand for Flint residents affected by the water crisis.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

April 23, 2020

Assuring Muslim Students COVID-19 Won’t Dim the Ramadan Lights

Social distancing means this year’s Ramadan will look different for Muslim students. Here’s what educators can do to help.

Topic

Religion

article

April 23, 2021

Anti-racism: Educators Must Do the Heavy Lifting

Educators can’t identify as anti-racist without addressing the racism already present in schools.

article

November 15, 2017

Stories Are Our Greatest Teacher

Stories teach—sometimes better than textbooks.

author

Joanna Williams

Joanna is a 2014 graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she was the spring 2014 editor of the College Heights Herald. She is also the former new media associate for Teaching Tolerance. Williams is currently an Emerson Congressional Hunger Fellow in Washington, D.C.

article

Issue 12, Fall 1997

Musical Chairs

Booming Las Vegas schools struggle to make a place for everyone.

article

June 20, 2018

The Words “We” Use for “The Other”

Child looking out onto the countryside, silhouetted in window

Too often, teachers present geographically distant regions—and the people who live in them—as “other.” Here’s how you can avoid doing so.

Topic

Religion Immigration

article

October 15, 2020

The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White

Protesters carrying signs that emphasize "Black Lives Matter."

Non-Black students of color may be learning anti-Black racism in the wake of protests following police violence. Here’s how you can counter those attitudes.

article

March 24, 2022

Help Ensure Immigrant Families Have What They Need

Recent rule changes prompted fearful immigrant parents and caregivers to disenroll eligible children from support services. Educators can help clear up the confusion.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

article

August 16, 2017

Why I Will Not Be Teaching About Charlottesville

After Charlottesville, this black teacher of black and brown students knew that her kids would not want another lesson about bigotry and racism. Here’s what she did instead.

Topic

Rights & Activism

Search

3,981 Results

Get the Learning for Justice Newsletter