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Book Reviews for Children and Teens
Stories are a deeply meaningful way that we learn about the world, and they can build empathy and understanding of ourselves and others. In each issue of Learning for Justice magazine, we review some of our favorite recent books. Our selections reflect diverse perspectives, affirm identities, celebrate diversity and highlight justice. This week, as a special treat, we’re sharing some of our best-loved books for growing readers and teens from the last few magazine issues.
- Book Reviews for Children and Teens
- Creating a Society Rooted in Justice: Q&A with Britt Hawthorne
- Celebrate African and Indigenous Cultures: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
Book Reviews for Children and Teens
Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
Young people deserve to learn honest history—history that is accurate, comprehensive and inclusive of perspectives beyond traditional, dominant narratives. Our newest resource guide, Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do, offers concrete tools for educators seeking to ensure the right of future generations to an accurate accounting of our nation’s history.
- Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
- Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955, and lasted over a year. It’s difficult to overstate the influence of the boycott’s strategy, successes and leadership on how the Civil Rights Movement of the coming decades took shape. In our newest article, we examine the history of the Montgomery Bus Boycott through the lens of Learning for Justice’s newest framework, Teaching the Civil Rights Movement, and we recommend resources that help provide a fuller account of this pivotal event.
- Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
- ‘Browder v. Gayle’
Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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What Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and How Do We Disrupt It?
Understanding how school discipline policies can contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline is essential for educators and families. Harsh punishments, automatic out-of-class time and police involvement for discipline can push young people out of classrooms and into the criminal legal system. But educators, parents and caregivers can help to change this harmful system by advocating for and implementing practices that prioritize mental health and well-being.
- What Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and How Do We Disrupt It?
- Healing Through Restoration and Transformation
- Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice