Uplifting the Voting Process for Young People
With so many significant issues in the balance, it's imperative that we pay attention to the upcoming midterm elections, particularly on the local level. Young people, families and communities need to know how powerful their votes are in our democracy. These LFJ resources can help you support your students—and all the young people in your life—in learning about the voting process and ongoing civic responsibility.
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Uplifting the Student Vote
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Teaching Digital Literacy This Election Season
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My School Votes
Teachers, We See You and We Celebrate You!
Serving as an educator is one of the most difficult professions, regardless of whatever else is going on in the world. Teaching is a 24-hour job that takes place both inside and outside of the classroom. And the past few years of political and societal tumult have only increased what were already extraordinary pressures. At Learning for Justice, we see you, appreciate you and celebrate all that you do for young people, their families, their communities and our nation.
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Ask, Investigate and Advocate
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The Moments Students Remember
I Teach for Black Girls Like Me
Countering Disinformation to Affirm Trans and Nonbinary Youth
With the increase in politically motivated attacks on the rights of transgender youth to receive affirming care, we must all work to create safer spaces in schools and in our communities for trans and nonbinary students. Understanding gender-affirming care for youth is an essential step, and the willingness to learn will help you counter the disinformation that endangers LGBTQ+ youth. These LFJ resources can help foster such understanding.
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Gender-Affirming Care: What It Is and Why It's Necessary
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Toolkit for "Being There for Nonbinary Youth"
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Policymakers and Lawmakers Want To Erase Trans Identities; Don’t Erase Them in Your School
Supporting Social and Emotional Safety in the Classroom
Traumatic stress can have long-term health effects on developing brains and, in response, districts across the United States are acknowledging the role that trauma plays in students’ achievement opportunities. But how well are districts defining trauma? And how well do educators understand what it really means to practice trauma-informed pedagogy? These LFJ resources can help educators learn how to recognize the signs of trauma, better understand the causes of trauma, and take steps to establish social and emotional safety in the classroom.
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When Schools Cause Trauma
Responding to Trauma in Your Classroom
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Responding to Children's Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Uplifting Banned Books Week
People in the United States have long resisted domination by seeking out learning, and that tradition fuels LFJ’s current defiance against narrow views of U.S. national identity and commitment to elevate our vibrant diversity through inclusive learning. We resist the pressures of book bans and participate in advancing an expansive narrative that bolsters a dynamic, diverse democracy.
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Resisting Dominant Narratives
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Debbie Reese on Book Bans and Native Representation
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