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Toolkit for "Allowing in the Light"
Want to start a social justice book club at your school? Check out theses suggestions.
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Against the Grain
This piece is to accompany James Loewen's feature story " Getting the Civil War Right." Recently I spent two years at the Smithsonian Institution surveying 12 popular American history textbooks, learning how teachers use
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!
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A Message From Our Director
At the end of July, a group of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School came through Montgomery on a regional March for Our Lives tour. Before they left Florida, they had visited every congressional district to
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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Home Was a Horse Stall
On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and prompted the United States to enter World War II. While many Americans were concerned about the war abroad, they were also paranoid about the “threat” of Japanese Americans at home. As a result, many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps on American soil.
August 22, 2016
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Survey Questions Where is your school or district located? Which of these best describes your work setting? Elementary school Middle/intermediate school High school Ungraded/Alternative school Comprehensive (K–12) school
April 23, 2019
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Hate at School: May 2019
Racist yearbook photos and “promposals” gone wrong are among this month’s hate incidents that marked the end of the school year.
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Collaboration and Building Alliances
Building alliances is about working together, giving and receiving support, and creating a sounding board for social justice planning.
May 26, 2023
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Inclusion of Community Wisdom
Partnerships with community organizations can help extend classroom activities, provide additional support for students’ needs and add new perspectives to teaching material—all while sending the message that communities are valuable learning resources.
May 26, 2023