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January 2016
Teaching a People's History
Publisher(s):The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country.
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January 2016
End the War on Black Trans, Queer and Gender Nonconforming People
Publisher(s): This page outlines the problems that black trans, queer, and gender nonconforming people face with institutions such as police and prisons, employment, healthcare, housing. It also offers action steps for the federal, state, and local levels.
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January 2016
Incorporate LGBT history, themes, and people into your curriculum
Publisher(s):This report provides information on the experiences of LGBT students of color in school in the United States. The authors provide information on these experiences with the intention of ensuring that schools provide safe learning environments.
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January 2016
Safe Space Kit
Publisher(s): The Safe Space Kit for educators provides background information on the experiences of many LGBT students and anti-LGBT bias, describes specific actions that school staff can take to support LGBT youth, discusses ways to teach students about combating bias and bullying, and provides strategies that can be used to promote change within schools.
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January 2016
Respect! Empathy! Action!
Publisher(s):This website provide resources for teachers to help students develop skills to improve school climate, build leadership, and encourage ally behaviors.
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January 2016
Teaching for Change: Building Social Justice Starting in the Classroom
Publisher(s): “Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.”
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October 2015
EITC and Child Tax Credit Promote Work, Reduce Poverty, and Support Children’s Development, Research Finds
Publisher(s):This article cites to research evidencing that the EITC and CTC lead to improved infant and maternal health, better school performance, greater college enrollment, increased work and earnings in the next generation, and Social Security retirement benefits.
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January 2015
Hardy Girls, Healthy Women
Publisher(s): This website provides resources to support girls in promoting self-esteem within external environments. It includes information on curriculum on ally behaviors for grades 2-8.
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September 2014
Title IX and Dating Abuse: Implementation in Secondary Schools
Publisher(s):This document addresses the need for efficient Title IX implementation in secondary schools.
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July 2014
State Laws on Teen Dating Violence
Publisher(s):This webpage provides a list of enacted legislation through 2014 addressing teen dating violence.
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January 2014
Tough Talk: What boys need to know about relationship abuse
Publisher(s):Highlights several training tools and background information for use in promoting men's involvement in the movement to end violence against women. Also included are educational materials to support the teaching of non-violence to boys and young men.
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January 2014
School Girls Unite: Activist Gameplan
Publisher(s):School Girls Unite seeks “to tackle prejudice against girls worldwide and expand their freedom and opportunities through education and leadership.”