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Cheers for Mix It Up Day
When the start of Mix It Up at Lunch Day was announced at Seth Johnson Elementary in Montgomery, Ala., cheers rose up in the halls. At lunch, the fifth-grade class – leaders of this year’s activities – proudly displayed the banner they created for the event.
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What’s Next For Girls Who Want To Be Astronauts?
As the final Space Shuttle mission touched down last month, ending NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program, I wondered what would come next for women in aerospace. Without a clear, defined mission from NASA, I questioned where that leaves girls and young women who dream of becoming astronauts.
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Sally’s Ride Made Space Cool
I distinctly remember watching the very first space shuttle blast off on April 12, 1981. I was 8 years old, and I watched it while eating breakfast before school. Awe-inspiring, everyone talked about it for days. I recall watching the astronauts board the shuttle that morning and wondering, “Where are the women astronauts?”
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More Than a Name: Teaching Historic Firsts
When teaching students about barrier breakers, don’t just teach “who”; teach “why.”
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The Diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander Identities
As we continue to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we hope educators commit to uplifting the diversity of AAPI identities year round. These resources offer ideas for including AAPI stories and valuing the lived experiences of AAPI people in our learning spaces, regardless of our own identities and those of our students.
- A Remote Control for Learning
- Teachers, Check Your Texts
- (In)Visible Identity
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J.D. Green
J.D. Green was born into slavery but spent his life resisting the institution by escaping to freedom five times.
January 7, 2019
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Take Action for Youth Justice
Started by the Campaign for Youth Justice, October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), a time to “raise awareness and inspire action on behalf of young people impacted by our criminal justice system.” These resources explain how the school-to-prison and school-to-deportation pipelines all too often begin in the classroom. And they offer ways educators can interrupt these systems.
- Toolkit for "A Teacher's Guide to Rerouting the Pipeline"
- The School-to-Deportation Pipeline
- The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools
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Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Diversity
It's time to reclaim "diversity" as a vital practice, not a buzzword. We're here to help you do it.
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Recognize Trailblazers on Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920. It’s important to remember that many Black women and more women of color didn’t earn the right to vote until years later. Read Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” with its intersectional message delivered during her 1851 speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Also, check out an LFJ lesson featuring an accurate voting rights timeline, and identify ways to take a deeper look at women’s history this Women’s Equality Day—and beyond.
- Ain’t I a Woman?
- The True History of Voting Rights
- A More Complete Women’s History