Friend,
As you may know, the SPLC's Learning for Justice
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program provides free resources to K-12 educators, including
teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners who work
with children. Educators can use our materials to supplement the
curriculum, inform their practices and create inclusive school
communities where children and youth are respected, valued and welcome
participants. If you're interested in learning more about what
LFJ offers, this guide
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is a good place to start. It offers an introduction to Learning for
Justice's resources, including the LFJ Social Justice Standards,
films, best practices guides and more information on how LFJ can
support educators.
Many children are returning to in-person school environments during
another particularly challenging back-to-school season in a pandemic.
LFJ has offered this reflection and encouragement
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to parents and caregivers. In this Q&A
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, a children's rights attorney and a policy analyst from the
SPLC explain educators' rights to workplace safety,
students' rights to education access and what it might take to
advocate for both. Read their answers to critical questions facing
schools, educators, students and families trying to navigate learning
during COVID-19.
So-called "anti-critical race theory" laws and policies
popping up nationwide have also challenged educators this year, and
they may be wondering how to respond and what they should know. In
this Learning for Justice article
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, originally published by Heinemann, education law and policy expert
Bob Kim answers some key questions for educators about these laws and
what's really going on.
Learning a truer history of American slavery is essential to
understanding our past and present. The Teaching Hard History:
American Slavery
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framework from LFJ offers K-12 resources for teaching this history,
professional development, a podcast, videos, student texts and more.
Share this groundbreaking resource
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with educators you know who are committed to teaching accurately and
honestly in schools.
In her latest article for Learning for Justice, educator and LFJ award
winner Elizabeth Kleinrock asked current and former students what they
thought about politicians, caregivers and community members supporting
laws that would make it illegal for schools to teach about race,
racism, gender and privilege, among other social justice-related
topics. Here's what they had to say
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.
Learning for Justice's award-winning magazine can be read online
here
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. The magazine is free to educators, who can subscribe to receive it
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in the mail.
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