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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.
White Opposition to the Desegregation Order (en español)
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrity’s desegregation order from Boston’s poor and working-class white neighborhoods. This resource is in Spanish.
Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en español)
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today. This resource is in Spanish.
Quotations | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en español)
This selection of quotations about educational justice in Boston is intended to be used in a Gallery Walk activity. This resource is in Spanish.
Educational Justice Today Graphic Organizer (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on the connections between past and present educational justice issues in Boston. This resource is in Spanish.
Changing Demographics in Boston and Its Schools (en español)
An overview of the changing demographics in Boston and its schools. This resource is in Spanish.
Dissecting the Compelling Question (en español)
Students use this handout to read and annotate the compelling question for the inquiry. This resource is in Spanish.
Educational Justice Anticipation Guide (en español)
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 español)
This handout includes short overviews of the three fastest-growing racial and ethnic groups in Boston in the 1960s, as well as the city’s shrinking white population during that time. This resource is in Spanish.
Defining Educational Justice (en español)
Students use evidence from sources to create a definition of educational justice. This resource is in Spanish.
A Latina Mother Responds to Conditions at School (en español)
Historian Tatiana Cruz describes what a Latina mother saw when she visited her daughter’s school in Boston in the 1970s. This resource is in Spanish.
"I Dream a World" by Langston Hughes (en español)
In this poem, poet Langston Hughes shares various dreams he has for a different world. This resource is in Spanish.