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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

ED Surge

Organizations that embrace the promotion of DEI tend to establish and follow a core set of guiding principles, particularly in the creation of their educational products, that resemble the following: Respect for human rights; they endeavor to create content that is free of discrimination, implicit or explicit prejudice and bias.

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Ethics in the Classroom

Digital Promise

” Fleming, a human rights advocate, explains that the circumstances Ada is living under could be defined as an armed conflict or a war zone. Right now, our conversation in the United States about education policy and practice is so polarized, and so dismissive of the other side,” explains Levinson. Willie “J.R.”

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings. Some of their ongoing projects include examining book collections, offering workshops on gender and racism, and creating a curriculum for teaching local Black history all year long.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

The spring 2024 issue offers a collection of articles and other resources on teaching about Palestine-Israel amid the growing attack on social justice education. Books Social Justice Books list of titles for K-12 and educators on Palestine. Rethinking Schools : Teach Palestine. Mona Chalabi’s Data Visualizations.