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ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future
LGBTQ+ youth activists from the ChangeMakers Leadership Institute advocate for inclusive education and community resilience in the face of oppressive legislation in Florida.
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Homeowners Picket FHA Officials Over Broken-Down Homes, Unkept Promises, Philadelphia Tribune (June 24, 1972)
A newspaper article about the Federal Housing Administration’s failure to fund promised repairs to Black homeowners
July 7, 2022
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Big Ideas for Social Studies Learners
Meet Mitch Bickman. His innovative social studies curriculum is inspiring thoughtful dialogue among kids of all ages.
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Destigmatizing Privilege
Privilege can be a sticky subject, but this teacher introduces it to her fourth-graders as a tool they can use to elevate others.
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Alice, The Negro
Recounting a selective portion of an enslaved woman’s life, this brief biography also serves as a reflection of what mainstream society deemed “worthy” during the early to mid-19th century. Precisely because Alice supposedly embodied characteristics that were both exceptional and ordinary, her story offers a useful lens to consider how slavery was understood in its time.
December 15, 2017
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A Little Girl and a Horse Named Freckles
Karen Sharpe teaches for the moment when she can see the unlikely become possible.
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Part II: Spotlights
This section of the guide describes three different social justice reading groups. These groups will give you a sense of the different structures and approaches families and communities are using to read and talk about
October 16, 2019
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Discussing "The Mental Health Issue" After Parkland
When talking with students about mass shootings, you can't avoid addressing mental health. This TT staffer offers recommendations for ways you can talk about mental health with your students—without adding to the stigma already in place.
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Teaching About Activism: The Era of Antebellum Reform
Read why this teacher thinks more social studies education should focus on activism in the past.
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The Curriculum Is In Your Backyard
If you dig deep, there is a WEALTH of curricular materials right outside the door of your school. Have you ever looked?