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April 6, 2022
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** The Moment: Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month
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During April, we uplift Arab American Heritage Month. These resources ([link removed]) will help educators celebrate Arab identity, counter negative stereotypes, teach about Arab history and cultures, and ensure an inclusive environment that supports Arab American students this month and throughout the year.
Help Ensure Immigrant Families Have What They Need // Alison Yager ([link removed])

What Critical Race Theory Is and What it Means for Teachers // Robert Kim ([link removed])

Pay BIPOC Educators for Their DEI Labor // Selena A. Carrión ([link removed])
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** Highlight Maya Angelou This National Poetry Month
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Throughout her lifetime, Maya Angelou pushed the world toward a more equitable future in her work as a poet, civil rights activist, educator and more. This National Poetry Month, introduce your students to the legendary Angelou with this LFJ piece ([link removed]) featuring her renowned poem “Still I Rise” and a Q&A with her grandson, Colin Johnson.
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A Resource for Discussing Violence and Crises
Six people died and 12 were wounded in a shooting last weekend in Sacramento, California. As we continue to learn more about this and other violent acts around the globe, your students may want to discuss these ongoing crises. This resource ([link removed]) can help.
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** We Stand With LGBTQ Educators and Youth
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In the face of various legislation that attempts to erase LGBTQ history and harm communities, we support you in your efforts to push back and protect LGBTQ educators and youth. Use our Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students ([link removed]) publication for policies and suggestions for engagement to ensure that all students feel safe and seen.
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** Recognize Deaf History and Community
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In honor of Deaf History Month, we recognize the DeafBlind community. This story ([link removed]) highlights a teacher who created a space where DeafBlind students could be themselves and teach the larger school community about DeafBlindness. The result is a space where inclusion is more than just promised—it’s modeled.


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“‘We don’t learn queer history at all. It felt like something important that needed to happen, especially with the legislation in Florida.’” — The Washington Post ([link removed])

“If our education system wants to create critical thinkers, then punishment can’t be the norm.” — National Education Association ([link removed])

“[W]hite women, who may not even realize how they have benefited from affirmative action policies, are also some of the fiercest opponents of affirmative action.” — Teen Vogue ([link removed])
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