Responding to Roe v. Wade
A social justice education expert offers suggestions for dealing with the implications of this seismic Supreme Court decision, believing in the power of education “to transform society, to work deliberately against injustice and to move toward collective liberation.”
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‘Roe v. Wade’—What Can Educators Do?
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Teaching as Activism, Teaching as Care
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Partnering With Families to Support Black Girls
Teachers Are Going Beyond Textbooks to Change History Education
Textbooks reflect dominant social structures—including biases and the lack of representation of people who are historically relegated to the margins. Educators are looking for ways to use and expand on textbook content to teach a more inclusive and honest history. These LFJ resources provide some suggestions for how to make that happen.
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Going Beyond the Textbook
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Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature
Explore Honest History by Building Partnerships
To understand the complexities of the present, we must connect with the hard history of our country’s past. And we can learn about that honest history outside the classroom—in museums and field trips—because “No educator can accurately map out the whole landscape of our history alone. We are all stronger when we traverse the terrain together.”
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Partnering With Museums to Teach Honest History
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A Student’s Take on Sugar-coated History
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Preserving a More Honest History
Rural Communities of Color Exist—Appreciating Their Diversity Charts a Promising Path Forward
The rich history and diversity of rural communities have largely been erased, and rural communities of color rarely see their stories told in popular culture or the classroom. Connecting with that history of resilience, resistance and innovation can chart a promising path for communities today. These LFJ magazine feature stories explore the diverse experiences and struggles of communities of color in rural America.
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Rural Schools and Hard History
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They Deserve Better
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Debunking the Mobility Myth
Supporting Children Through Grief and Loss as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Educators are attending to grief as over 200,000 children are experiencing the loss of a parent or caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without significant new resources to call on to deal with this reality, responses include local initiatives and sharing experiences.
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Responding to Children's Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Pandemic Pedagogy: A Call to Educators to Bring Their Classrooms to Reality
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