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Demystifying the Process
Special education consultant Veronica Menefee on the need to demystify the process of securing educational equity for all.
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The House on Lemon Street
In 1916, one family battled against the unjust laws aimed at immigrants of Japanese ancestry. In doing so, they lent their own voices to the growing chorus of Asian Americans insisting: "We belong here."
July 13, 2018
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January 2, 2018
Toolkit for "We Were Ready"
When hate came to Charlottesville, the district leaders at Albemarle County Public Schools were ready. Follow their blueprint, and learn how to inoculate your school or district against hate.
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Appreciation and Appropriation Outside the Classroom
By distinguishing between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation, teachers can help students better understand cultural enrichment spaces.
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Introduction & About This Guide
Introduction To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student achievement and the results of good pedagogy. For many queer students, these rights
October 25, 2018
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A Message From Our Director
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes that “Teaching an honest history counters a prevailing narrative that denies the real origins of this country and maintains an unjust society.”
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Everyone Has an Accent
A North Carolina professor advocates teaching respect for dialects.
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Let the Freedom Rides Roll Through Your Class
When many students think of buses and desegregation, their minds instantly go to Rosa Parks and the 1954 Montgomery Bus Boycott. But the larger civil rights fight over transportation took place seven years later with the Freedom Rides.
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James Reeb
This essay details James Reeb’s calling to become a minister and—eventually—to join the march in Selma. Although he was tragically murdered following the march, his death had a profound impact on the civil rights movement.
March 10, 2016