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September 21, 2020

Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters Today

high school students on the phone, computer and tablet

Taking students through the voter registration process only takes 10 minutes, but it’s one of the most effective ways high school educators can amplify student perspectives this year.

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Rights & Activism

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November 15, 2017

Teaching “America’s National Crime”

Our new film and viewer’s guide offer educators the tools they need to teach honestly and effectively about lynching and the symbolic power of the noose.

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

The Lesson I've Learned, the Lesson I Teach

This reflection accompanies the feature story " Voices of Columbine." By Kiki Leyba April 20, 1999: Reacting Fourth hour. I'm hustling to Frank's office. The principal is going to offer me — a first-year teacher — a

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

Liberated Roots

School and community gardens can be emancipatory spaces—if they’re built around culturally responsive practices. Get to know three gardening activists who have learned to ask the right questions—and listen to the answers.

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

This Is Not a Drill

Educators across the country are taking action when ICE raids happen in their communities. Here’s how you can stand with undocumented students and families—whether or not you live in a vulnerable community.

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Madres de Plaza de Mayo

Every Thursday, the Madres march around the plaza while wearing white head scarves to bring attention to the children of Argentina that have been taken and never returned.

Learning for Justice Staff

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6-8

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

August 8, 2017

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Privacy and Security Online

Students will discuss basic guidelines for maintaining privacy and security online. To help them internalize these rules, students will illustrate what it would mean to follow each guideline.

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3-5

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Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

September 25, 2017

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July 6, 2021

Students Say Teach the Truth

TT Award Winner Elizabeth Kleinrock with her students

An LFJ award winner centers her students’ perspectives in the current conversation about racism, social justice education and the need for an inclusive national narrative.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Growing Together: Building a Just Future

When we cultivate the values of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) in young children, we create steppingstones toward resisting hate and strengthening democracy. Growing Together: For Children and Families is LFJ’s new series, with learning activities, stories and book recommendations for children.

Exploring Identity and Commonalities
Celebrating African and Indigenous Cultures
Connecting With Literature

September 2, 2024

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March 26, 2018

Five Things for Educators to Keep in Mind After March for Our Lives

This weekend's #MarchforOurLives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world show the power of student activism. This TT staffer and former elementary teacher has some recommendations for talking with students about the march.

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Rights & Activism

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