Human and Civil Rights Publications

These publications highlight human and civil rights issues that impact education for six traditionally underserved communities:

All In! How Educators Can Advocate for English Language Learners offers strategies, resources, and step-by-step instructions on fighting for the rights of language minority students and navigating the real-life issues educators encounter.
Closing the Leadership Gap: How Educators Can Help Girls Lead explores the findings of a new survey on girls and women in leadership and the critical role played by educators.
Putting Our Values to Work: A Resource forAssociation Social Justice Activists and Organizers teaches a new generation of social justice advocates how to use the power of organizing to stand up for what you believe in—and win.
Meeting the Unique Needs of Long Term English Language Learners gives educators and policymakers a crash course on instruction and advocacy for the growing number of ELL students who have been stalled for six years or more in progressing towards English proficiency.

Bullying Emerges As a Contributing Factor: The Scourge of Suicides among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth (Focus On Series 2011-2012) ( PDF,612 KB, 4 pgs.)
Charting a New Course for Native Education (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 302 KB, 4 pgs.)
What Matters Most to American Indians and Alaska Natives (Focus on Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF, 4.21 MB, 16 pgs.)
Learning the Culture of American Indian Students: Two States Step Forward(Focus On Series 2007-2008) ( PDF, 741 KB, 8 pgs.)
A Report on the Status of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education: Historical Legacy to Cultural Empowerment (2005) ( PDF, 1.78 MB, 54 pgs.)

API Students at Increased Risk for Bullying (Focus On Series 2012) ( PDF, 688 KB, 4 pgs.)
An American Story (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 3 MB, 2 pgs.)
Learning While Asian American and Pacific Islander (Focus On What Works Special Edition 2009-2010) ( PDF, 917 KB, 2 pgs.)
What Matters Most to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Focus on Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF, 4.21 MB, 16 pgs.)
Beyond Black and White: API Students and School Desegregation (Focus On Series 2007-2008) ( PDF, 342 KB, 4 pgs.)

The Battle Over the Ballot: Blocking the Black Vote (Focus On Series 2011-2012) ( PDF, 8.86 MB, 3 pgs.)
Race Against Time: Educating Black Boys (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 2 MB, 8 pgs.)
Learning While Black (Focus On What Works Special Edition 2009-2010) ( PDF, 884 MB, 2 pgs.)
What Matters Most to Blacks (Focus on Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF, 4.21 MB, 16 pgs.)
News We Lose: Black Student Gains (Focus On Series 2007-2008) ( PDF, 391 KB, 4 pgs.)
The Legacy of Little Rock (Focus On Series 2006-2007) ( PDF, 201 KB, 2 pgs.)

GLBT Educators and the Right to Work (Focus On Series 2011-2012) ( PDF,360KB, 4 pgs.)
The “T” in GLBT Stands for Transgender (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 206 KB, 2 pgs.)
A Report on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People in Education: Stepping Out of the Closet, Into the Light (2009) ( PDF, 232 KB, 90 pgs.)
What Matters Most to Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons (Focus On Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF, 4.21 MB, 16 pgs.)
Strengthening the Learning Environment: A School Employee’s Guide to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues, 2nd ed. (2006) ( PDF, 604 KB, 36 pgs.)

Welcoming Immigrant Families and Students (Focus On Series 2011-2012) ( PDF,299 KB, 2 pgs.)
Invisible No More: The Latino Struggle for Civil Rights (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 531 KB, 8 pgs.)
Learning While Hispanic (Focus On What Works Special Edition 2009-2010) ( PDF, 536 KB, 8 pgs.)
What Matters Most to Hispanics (Focus On Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF, 4.2 MB, 16 pgs.)
Special Education and English Language Learners (Focus On Series 2007-2008) ( PDF, 390 KB, 6 pgs.)
U.S. Immigration from the 1800s to Today: Dispelling Myths and Falsehoods(Focus On Series 2006-2007) ( PDF, 160 MB, 2 pgs.)
A Report on the Status of Hispanics in Education: Overcoming a History of Neglect (2006) ( PDF, 537 KB, 44 pgs.)

A Report on the Status of Women in Education: Achieving Gender Equity for Women and Girls (2010) ( PDF, 3.73 KB, 44 pgs.)
The Girl with the Sweet Smile: Facts about Girls and Bullying (Focus On Series 2010-2011) ( PDF, 300 KB, 2 pgs.)
Learning While Female (Focus On What Works Special Edition 2009-2010) ( PDF, 905 KB, 2 pgs.)
What Matters Most to Women and Girls (Focus On Tomorrow Special Edition 2008-2009) ( PDF,4.2 MB,16 pgs.)

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