#BlackLivesMatter: Background, Context, Resources

By the Editors of Rethinking Schools

Talking with students about race.

A crowdsourced syllabus about race, African American history, civil rights, and policing (see also #fergusonsyllabus on Twitter)

5 questions faculty members should ask themselves before they weave a recent controversy into their courses

Collaborative document created by mostly K-12 teachers.

Suggestions for teaching about police brutality, the history of racism, international human rights, militarization of the police, student fear and resilience, and housing inequality

Collection of links from Teaching for Tolerance.

Lesson planning from the Anti-Defamation League's Current Events Classroom.

From the Summer 2014 Issue of NAIS' Independent School magazine.

In this lesson, students will learn how schools across the country are addressing the trial of the former police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd.