Teaching in Perilous Times

Educators are teaching in perilous times. We face a white supremacist backlash — funded by billionaires — against the 2020 uprising for Black lives, when tens of millions built a multiracial movement against systemic racism.
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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQI identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. The official lists of banned books are a drop in the bucket.
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NOT a Natural Disaster

The climate crisis is not in some distant future. It is being felt around the world with heatwaves, floods, and most dramatically with the wildfires in Los Angeles. Our hearts go out to the residents, who face the tragic loss of lives, homes, schools, and entire communities.
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Challenging Book Bans

In 2024, there were increased attacks on teaching history, including anti-CRT laws and book bans. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to books on people's history.
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