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Students, Families and Educators Should Lead the Way on the Gun Crisis
Educator Mica Pollock and her daughter Elea call for a legislative response to school shootings.
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History Walks: Main Street
A former high school teacher recalls teaching the strikes of the Gilded Age as workers in his rural community began a strike of their own.
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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.
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Teaching Hard History in Grades K-5
Join Learning for Justice for a deep dive into our brand-new Teaching Hard History framework for grades K–5! Participants will learn how our elementary framework centers the stories of enslaved people to teach the history of American slavery in a way that is both age-appropriate and accessible.
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Size Bias As A Social Construction
Body image ideals, like race and gender, are social constructs that have grown out of a combination of history, politics, class, and moral values. One need look back only a few generations, or across cultures, to see
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1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand
In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Why We Need Black History Month
Analyzing and celebrating Black history helps students think critically about present-day social issues.
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