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December 4, 2018

Black Lives Matter Week of Action

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This February, schools across the country will work in solidarity to launch a shared set of lessons and examine their schools’ policies in pursuit of social and educational equity for their Black students.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

Decarceration Begins With School Discipline Reform

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Educators have a role in ending discipline that criminalizes youth. Reforms, including trauma-informed and restorative practices, can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.

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Rights & Activism

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December 5, 2017

Policy Checkup: Addressing and Preventing Sexual Assault in Schools

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Educators can use the #metoo movement as an opportunity to make sure their schools have policies in place to protect students and staff from sexual assault and harassment. Here’s how.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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An Evening With Michelle Alexander

Join Learning for Justice and Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’, to discuss her timely book and suggestions to introduce high school students to topics such as mass incarceration and racial caste.

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Rights & Activism

September 23, 2014

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The History of Whiteness and How We Teach About Race

Historian Ed Baptist provides context on the creation and enforcement of a U.S. racial binary that endures today, as well as Black resistance as a force for political change.

September 13, 2021

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April 20, 2020

District Responses to Coronavirus: Examples to Follow

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Advocate for students and families during this crisis by using this resource to evaluate your district’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and offer recommendations for changes.

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Ability Class Rights & Activism

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October 27, 2020

Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do on Wednesday?

As Election Day approaches, educators should prepare to support students no matter the result.

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Rights & Activism

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Social and Emotional Support

Research shows that students need to feel physically and emotionally supported to learn, but culture, climate and social emotional learning must focus on more than just empathy, kindness and inclusion.

May 26, 2023

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Creating and Upholding Just Systems

Social justice leadership includes regularly assessing and improving systems and structures that promote student well-being and equity—in both experiences and outcomes.

May 26, 2023

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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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