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Issue 6, Fall 2024

The Strength of Ordinary People: A Conversation With Jo Ann Bland

Photo of Jo Ann Bland by Sydney A. Foster

As a child, Jo Ann Bland participated in the Selma, Alabama, march that became known as Bloody Sunday. In this video and Q&A excerpt, Bland inspires us to civic action.

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September 25, 2017

Discussing #TakeAKnee in Class

With the spotlight once again on the act of kneeling during the national anthem, students will bring this conversation to the classroom. Here’s how to guide that discussion.

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Rights & Activism

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Digital Activism Remixed: Hashtags for Voice, Visibility and Visions of Social Justice

As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming increasingly exposed to and involved in hashtag campaigns related to themes of identity, diversity, justice and social action.

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6-8

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Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

Math & Technology

September 27, 2017

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October 19, 2018

Why the Texas Police-Stop Video Is a Problem

Police officer seen approaching in a car's side mirror.

A new Texas law requires that students learn how to act appropriately when interacting with police officers before graduation, but it misses the mark by ignoring a history of policing that has not reserved the same respect for its citizens.

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Rights & Activism

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Introduction to ‘Reading for Social Justice’

Late on a November afternoon in 2017, I got an email from a professional acquaintance telling me about an informal project in Boulder, Colorado. A group of parents, some of whom happened to also be professors and staff

October 16, 2019

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March 30, 2018

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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Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 1, Fall 2021

We Can Create Change Together

Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Fighting for Inclusive Schools

Activist Carol Lerner advocates for children’s rights in Florida to reclaim the public education narrative from groups with discriminatory agendas.

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Teaching the Civil Rights Movement

[2023] Teaching the Civil Rights Movement begins in 1877 with Reconstruction and continues the narrative of the movement for equality and civil rights to the present.

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

September 29, 2023

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Advocating to State Legislators

Some states are restricting or limiting educators’ ability to teach honest history in their classrooms. Advocate against this.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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