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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.
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit | For Educators in Canada
For educators in Canada, this guide contains activities, readings, lessons, and strategies to help you develop a meaningful civic education experience in your classroom.
Dissecting the Compelling Question (en espaƱol)
Students use this handout to read and annotate the compelling question for the inquiry. This resource is in Spanish.
Educational Justice Anticipation Guide (en espaƱol)
Students decide if they agree or disagree with a variety of statements about schools and education. This resource is in Spanish.
Boston Community Profiles (en espaƱol)
This handout includes short overviews of the three fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in Boston in the 1960s, as well as the cityās shrinking white population during that time. This resource is in Spanish.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School (en espaƱol)
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughterās school in Boston in the 1970s. This resource is in Spanish.
White Paper, Red Paper
Learn how activists rejected the White Paper policy and led a campaign to get the Canadian government to honour its past agreements with the Indigenous nations.
African American Parents Decry School Conditions (en espaƱol)
Ruth Batson describes the complaints about Bostonās public schools that African American parents voiced in the early 1960s. This resource is in Spanish.
Report on the Exclusion of Latinx Children from Schools (en espaƱol)
This excerpt from a report published in 1970 examines the exclusion of children in the Boston Public School system. This resource is in Spanish.
Roxbury Parents Write to Mayor Collins (en espaƱol)
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. This resource is in Spanish.
Student Protests at English High School (en espaƱol)
An overview of the protests at Bostonās English High School led by African American students. This resource is in Spanish.
Vision for a New Quincy School in Chinatown (en espaƱol)
An excerpt from the guidelines that the Quincy School Community Council created for a new school in Boston's Chinatown. This resource is in Spanish.