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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Unleashing Creativity: Richard Blanco's Tips for Student Writers
Richard Blanco shares inspirational words of advice and practical tips to help students unlock their inner poets.
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John Amaechi Discusses Identity
Psychologist John Amaechi discusses the connection between concepts of identity, the creation of a safe learning environment, and the potential for student achievement.
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Background on the Chicano Movement
Learn about the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s with this historical overview.
![Members of MEChA protesting for free college tuition at the Colegio César Chávez in Mt. Angel, Oregon.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/2022_AyudaparacolegioCesarChavez_FH2169889.jpeg?h=239f2d90&itok=odDoZGQP)
Student Demands from the East LA Walkouts
Explore excerpts from the demands of the mostly Latinx students who led a series of school walkouts in Los Angeles in 1968.
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A Time of Crisis: The Sanitation Strike
Learn about the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in the strike and negotiations.
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African American Parents Decry School Conditions
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Boston’s public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s.
![Students are attentive in a seventh grade classroom on the first day of the school year at the Mary E. Curley School in Boston, Mass.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/GettyImages-630302546.jpg?h=16013371&itok=BOqVeA-V)
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system.
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Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins
An excerpt of a letter to Mayor John Collins from parents of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston concerned about the conditions in their school district.
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Student Protests at English High School
An overview of the protests at Boston’s English High School led by African American students.
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Vision for a New Quincy School in Chinatown
An excerpt from the guidelines that the Quincy School Community Council created for a new school in Boston's Chinatown.
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Sources of Power in the Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
A list of the groups and organizations that have power to change school policies, enact laws, and power to influence politicians and public opinion.
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