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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.

Earl Warren

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Civics

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July 2, 2014

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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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October 13, 2015

TT Awardee Spotlight: Darnell Fine

The application window for the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching is open! Read how this award has impacted Darnell Fine, a 2012 awardee.

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December 11, 2014

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted

This middle school teacher empowered his students to lift their voices in discussions about Ferguson and Eric Garner—by assigning them to tweet.

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Rights & Activism

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Social Justice-Based Community Facilitation

Behavior management grounded in social justice principles creates connections rather than divisions.

May 26, 2023

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Recognizing Caregivers as Funds of Knowledge

When educators take the time to build and sustain engagement with students’ caregivers, they illustrate social justice in action, showing students that their identities and living situations are valuable and worthy of understanding.

May 26, 2023

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February 1, 2017

What’s a Sanctuary City Anyway?

The news has been abuzz with the term sanctuary city since President Trump issued an executive order on the matter. Attorney Naomi Tsu, who directs the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project, explains exactly what sanctuary cities are.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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Supporting All Learners Through Differentiation

Differentiated instruction honors differences between students and highlights diversity as a positive aspect of the learning process.

May 23, 2023

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Appendix C: Online Supplement

Resources for Critical Practices Introduction Perspectives by Jalaya Liles Dunn in Learning for Justice Magazine, Fall 2022 Issue Social Justice Standards by Learning for Justice I. Curriculum and Instruction “ What is

May 26, 2023

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Bella Abzug

Bella Abzug was a prominent liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s who championed women’s rights, human rights and the environment.

Learning for Justice Staff

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9-12

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity

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Civics

History

August 7, 2017

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