SPLC Curriculum in K-12: Learning for Justice/Teaching Tolerance tracker

Total number of states: 42 plus District of Columbia

Total number of state government entities: 29

Total number of school districts: 177

SUMMARY

For years, Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) education program called Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) has been able to integrate its far-left content and materials into K-12 schools throughout the country. The organization’s website and documents can be found on school district webpages, in teacher professional development and trainings, classroom lessons, district-wide curriculums, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), social justice standards, and district antiracism and equity policies and resources.

The aim of this report is to expose how Learning for Justice content and materials have been and are being used in schools, and how widespread the organization’s influence is in K-12 education. While this report is not exhaustive, it does capture the different ways in which the SPLC’s programming is utilized and/or promoted by state agencies, education institutions, teachers unions, professional associations, consultants, and education focused companies.

Unfortunately, the true scope of Learning for Justice’s impact on schools and districts is difficult to fully capture due to a lack of public access to curriculums, lessons, and textbooks. Additionally, because of the potential integration of the Social Justice Standards into several popular SEL curriculums, it is hard to track down all districts using the SEL programming that includes those standards.

Another complication in tracking down usage is the ability for teachers to independently incorporate Learning for Justice content and tools into daily lessons and assignments. Therefore, it is fair to assume that the use of Learning for Justice content is more widespread throughout K-12 education than this report is able to capture.

While Learning for Justice produces some content that appears neutral, the sum of its work does promote far-left ideologies and viewpoints that push a leftwing agenda. For example, the organization’s Social Justice Standards includes an entire domain focused on teaching the youngest of learners to engage in “action” or activism for social justice causes.

What follows are examples, documents, and links showing how the SPLC’s Learning for Justice content has wormed its way into American education institutions and the influence it has on policy, standards, curriculum, daily lessons, and the community.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards include an Anchor Domain focused on “action” that includes Anchor Standards that focus on students planning and carrying out “collective action against bias and injustice in the world” and to “evaluate what strategies are most effective.”
• The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian includes Learning for Justice/ Teaching Tolerance as “Recommended Resources” in lessons and “Recommended Reading” related to “Native Americans of California during the mission period.”
• According to the 2020 National Sex Education Standards (NSES) document, the standards were “further informed by the work of …the Social Justice Standards.”
• Second Step social and emotional learning program used in schools across the country “curated a set of Learning for Justice lessons” to be taught in “tandem with your Second Step implementation to incorporate diversity, equity, and social justice work into your classroom’s SEL plan.”
• Documents show that Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence’s (YCEI) SEL program called RULER integrates Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards into the curriculum and lessons.
• The Social and Emotional Learning company 7 Mindsets states that its course is “aligned with 10 SEL competencies (the CASEL 5 and 5 additional ones)” as well as the “Social Justice Standards.”
• In 2022, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) added “equity revisions” to its NY Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks which aligned the benchmarks with “Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards.”
• Piedmont Unified School District’s (CA) Racial Equity policy requires the district to “adopt curriculum such as the Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework” and “integrate social studies standards curriculum into units of study across all levels and in all content areas.”
• Cambridge Public Schools (MA) incorporates the Social Justice Standards into its Junior Kindergarten through Fifth grade Physical Education curriculums.
• In late 2023, the Francis Howell School District Board of Education voted to “rescind approval, for use of the academic standards titled ‘Social Justice Standards: The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework.'”
• Princeton Public Schools’ (NJ) Equity webpage notes that the district used a grant to update its Early Childhood “library and humanities curriculum based on the Social Justice Standards, a road map for anti-bias education at every stage of K-12 instruction.”
• Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards are incorporated into Somerset Hills School District’s (NJ) Social Studies curriculum from kindergarten through high school.
• Yonkers Public Schools’ (NY) Pre-Kindergarten Project Based Learning Unit Design Plan incorporates the Social Justice Learning Standards into the curriculum and lessons.
• According to an Essex Westford School District’s (VT) policy procedure, the district will “achieve Goal A of the district Equity Policy by implementing “curriculum to teach the social justice standards developed by Learning for Justice.”
• Sun Prairie Area School District’s (WI) Student Academic Standards for Social Studies includes Learning for Justice’s “Social Justice Standards.”
• The American Bar Association’s (ABA) “Bullyproof Resources for Educators” webpage promotes “Teaching Tolerance Classroom Resources.”

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THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC) AND LEARNING FOR JUSTICE

What is the Southern Poverty Law Center?

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a left-of-center nonprofit organization and advocacy group that engages in civil rights litigation and monitors groups it claims are extremist or “hate groups.” The organization declares it is fighting against racism and discrimination through its various efforts.

Additionally, the organization promotes content, resources, and social justice standards for K-12 schools through its Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) program, which are intended to advance anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and other far-left ideologies into school curriculums and lessons.

In 2022, the SPLC labeled [Parents] Defending Education and other parental rights groups as “extremist” and placed them on its well known “Hate Map.”

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What is Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)?

According to the SPLC, Learning for Justice (LFJ) (formerly Teaching Tolerance) is a “community education program of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that cultivates and nurtures dialogue, learning, reflection and civic action from those closest to and harmed most by injustices in the South.” It focuses on “education for liberation — community civic and political action education — LFJ complements the SPLC’s work to increase power and capacity for multiracial, inclusive democracy.”

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Learning for Justice Content, Lessons, and Materials Examples

Learning for Justice offers a range of content, lessons, and other materials for school districts and teachers to incorporate into their teaching methods and to use in the classroom. The content often pushes or reinforces far-left cultural and political ideologies such as leftwing activism, anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, gender ideology and queer theory, white privilege, white supremacy, whiteness, and transgenderism.

The Fall 2018 issue of Teaching Tolerance features an article titled “What is White Privilege, Really?” The article, which focuses on the idea that “white privilege” is an unearned systemic advantage given to white people regardless of socio-economic status. The piece also offers several ways that white people can recognize their privilege and take action. The article is found quite often on school district diversity, equity, and inclusion sites,

Another often used article in curriculums, lessons, and as a recommended resource is “Why Talk About Whiteness?” which claims that “the normalization of whiteness and the impenetrable ways it protects itself are cornerstones of the way institutions function in the United States.”

The article continues by stating that “recognizing white privilege is a necessary but insufficient means for confronting racism and increasing opportunities for people of color. In fact, acknowledging white privilege but taking no initiative to own it or address it can be harmful and counterproductive.”

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Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards

Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards are a “set of anchor standards and age-appropriate learning outcomes divided into four domains – identity, diversity, justice and action (IDJA).” The document states that teaching these domains “allows educators to engage a range of anti-bias, multicultural and social justice issues” and focuses on both “prejudice reduction and collective action.”

One of the “Anchor Domains titled “Action” calls upon students to engage in activism against bias, “exclusion, prejudice and discrimination” by carrying out “collective action.”

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Examples of Implementation in Districts

Learning for Justice content, materials, and Social Justice Standards work their way into classrooms through curriculum, district-wide adoption of the standards, independent incorporation into lessons by teachers, social emotional learning (SEL) programming, and even promoted by outside consultants via equity audits.

For example, a Minnesota Teacher of the Year semifinalist who “believes that one of those systems of oppression is eduction” helped create a “curriculum that encompasses social justice standards, 21st Century skills, and social/emotional learning standards.”

In some cases, equity consultants will include in their equity audit recommendations the adoption of the Social Justice Standards. As can be seen in North Providence School District’s equity audit completed by the Equity Institute.

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TEACHERS UNIONS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, & COMPANIES

American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) promotes the use of Learning for Justice resources and lessons and has offered presentations to its members on how to integrate the Social Justice Standards into school curriculums and lessons.

After the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud in 2026, AFT President Randi Weingarten posted on BlueSky her support for the indicted organization.

American School Counselor Association

The American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) “Student Standards :Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success” states that the Social Justice Standards were one of the “primary resources that informed” the creation of the document. The ASCA also includes another document titled “ASCA Student Standards Crosswalk with Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards” demonstrates how the four Social Justice Standards domains align with the organization’s “Student Standards.”

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Association of Alaska School Boards

The Association of Alaska School Boards’ “School-Wide Practices and Climate” webpage includes a link to Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards under “Additional Resources for Staff.” The site states that the “standards provide a common language and organizational structure: Teachers can use them to guide curriculum development, and administrators can use them to make schools more just, equitable and safe.”

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National Education Association (NEA)

A 2018 National Education Association (NEA) resource guide titled “Racial Justice in Education” notes that the teachers union partnered with Learning for Justice (then Teaching Tolerance) to “create a three-part webinar series that aims to better inform and equip educators on immediate steps they can take to feel better prepared to address the climate issues.”

A NEA document titled “Legal Guidance on Student’s Rights: Discrimination and Harassment Based on Race, Religion, National Origin, and Immigration Status” includes links to Teaching Tolerance materials under the “Resources for Educators” section.

On April 22, 2026, NEA President Becky Pringle posted on X that “by indicting a group that fights bias and tracks extremism, Trump’s Department of Justice is abusing its power, making us less safer. They will stop at nothing to crush free speech and further hate.”

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Second Step

Second Step, a popular Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program used in many districts, states that it has “curated a set of Learning for Justice lessons that are aligned to the Second Step Elementary digital program and Second Step Middle School” to be taught in “tandem with your Second Step implementation to incorporate diversity, equity, and social justice work into your classroom’s SEL plan.”

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DISTRICTS

Below is a list of districts and departments of education (DOE) by state. Because some of the documentation is from past years, the inclusion of institutions on this list does not automatically mean that school or DOE is currently using or promoting Learning for Justice content or standards. This list primarily serves to highlight the wide use of Learning for Justice materials throughout K-12 education.

Artifacts that are used to justify adding a district or DOE to the list include:

• Lessons, curriculums, and resources,
• Professional development
• School or district level accountability reports (such as California’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) or School Accountability Report Card)
• Adoption of Teaching Tolerance’s social justice standards
• Use of social emotional learning (SEL) programs such as Second Step that incorporate the organization’s content, resources, or social justice standards
• Defending Education dispatches and reports
  • It should be noted that some of these are a few years old and may no longer be in use. If that is the case, a note will by added about this update but the artifact will remain as a means to illustrate the prevalence of the use of the organization’s content.

This is not a comprehensive list and will be updated as new information is found or shared. Additionally, non-school district entities such as school board associations, teachers unions, and other professional organizations are highlighted in red and state Departments of Education are italicized to make them stand out from school districts.

ALASKA

Alaska Department of Education Education and Early Development

• Instructional Shifts in the Alaska Social Studies Standards

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

• Social Studies Resources
• Fifth Grade Activities and Resources

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

• K-12 Social Studies Curriculum

Association of Alaska School Boards

• School-Wide Practices and Climate

ARIZONA

Arizona Department of Education

• Social Studies Resources
• Special Education – Public Education Agency (PEA) Determinations Resources for Technical Assistance
• Emergency Distance Learning Guidance (August 2020)

Tempe Union High School District

• Immigrant/Refugees Resources

Tucson Unified School District

• July 31, 2023: Tucson Unified School District is using Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards to build “multicultural” curriculum for students

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Department of Education

• Division of Elementary & Secondary Education – Guidance on Bullying Prevention

Arkansas School Counselor Association

• Resources for Counselors

CALIFORNIA

California Department of Education

• Accurate and Inclusive Curriculum – Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials
• Quality Schooling Framework – Equity
• California Transformative Social and Emotional Learning Competencies and Conditions for Thriving
• Social and Emotional Learning in California: A Guide to Resources (2018)

Alameda Unified School District

• Anti-Bias Curricula

Berkeley Unified School District

• Teaching of Controversial Issues
• Jewish American Heritage Month TK-8 Teaching Resources
• EFM to Staff Resources on Teaching About War Between Israel and Hamas

Bonsall Unified School District

• Bonsall High School – School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

Bright Star Schools (Charter)

• Bright Star Schools: Race and Equity Resource Toolkit

Colton Joint Unified School District

• Equity: Theory of Action/ Strategies I Cultural Proficiency, Responsiveness, and Inclusion

Corona-Norco Unified School District

• Social Emotional Learning Resources for Educators – Santiago High School

Culver City Unified School District

• English 12: Ethnic Literature and Studies
• Environmental Science for Social Justice course
• Statistics for Social Justice course

Folsom Cordova Unified School District

• Grades 6,7, and 8 Social Science courses

Gateway Public Schools

• Community Crisis Resources

Gravenstein Union School District

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) – Teacher Resources

Los Alamitos Unified School District

• Ethnic Studies & Social Justice Standards FAQ

Los Angeles Unified School District

• Human Relations, Diversity, & Equity
• Hancock Park Elementary
• Mount Washington Elementary – Anti-Racism
• Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Manhattan Beach Unified School District

• Diversity and Cultural Studies

Natomas Unified School District

• Ethnic Studies – Resources

New Haven Unified School District

• Curriculum Resources

Orange Unified School District

• OUSD Bullying Prevention Handbook

Piedmont Unified School Distrcit

• Board Policy/ Administrative Regulation 0415 – Racial Equity

Pleasant Valley School District

• Monte Vista Middle School – Community Resources – Diversity

Sacramento City Unified School District

• Culture and Climate – C&C Framework

San Francisco Unified School District

• Bryant Elementary School – Learning

San Lorenzo Unified School District

• Courageous Conversations and Equity

San Mateo Union High School

• Board Policy Regulation 0415.1 – Racial Equity

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

• Board Policy Regulation 6143 – Courses of Study
• Social Justice & Culturally Relevant Teaching Resources
• Examples: Social Justice Standards integration into courses

Solano County Office of Education

• Educational Equity and Access

Sunnyvale School District

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Temple City Unified School District

• Anti-Bias Education Standards

West Contra Costa Unified School District

• An Antiracism District – “Resources”

Woodland Joint Unified School District

• Lee Middle School – Intro to Ethnic Studies

California Teachers Association

• COVID 19 Resources for Educators & Leaders

California State PTA

• PTA Leaders Find Important Connections at Museum of Tolerance (2024)

Roosevelt Elementary PTA – Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

• Social Justice Standards

COLORADO

Colorado Department of Education

• Media Literacy – Learning for Justice
• Educator Effectiveness – Standard II, Element A

Aurora Public Schools

• Bullying – Resources for Parents
• Bullying Prevention – Resources for Staff

Denver Public Schools

• Denver Center for International Students at Fairmont – Social Justice
• Cory Elementary School – Black Excellence Plan

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut State Department of Education

• Understanding the Link Between Schooling Practices, Equity, and Student Success (2019)
• February 6, 2023: Connecticut state K-12 curriculum features Black Lives Matter, promotes ‘Anti-Racism’ and ‘Implicit Bias’

Hamden Public Schools

• Equity Work in Hamden Public Schools – District Equity

Regional School District 17

• Promoting Equity and Social Justice

Stratford Public Schools

• Johnson House Elementary School – Education standards

West Hartford Public Schools

• Social-Emotional Learning/ Civics
• Grade 2 Curriculum Overview – SEL

DELAWARE

Delaware Department of Education

• Digital DE – Instructional Resources – Culturally Responsive Resources
• Delaware Teacher Leadership Toolkit (2025)

Appoquinimink School District

• Superintendent’s Weekly Update (June 5, 2020)

Caesar Rodney School District

• HB 198 Implementation Report – Social Studies lessons

Christina School District

• HB 198 Implementation Report – Social Studies lessons

Positive Outcomes Charter School

• HB 198 Implementation Report – Social Studies lessons

Red Clay School District

• HB 198 Implementation Report – Frameworks – Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education

• Teacher Resources: In the Community – Lesson Planning Tools

District of Columbia Public Schools

• Sexual Health Education and Sexual Safety Lessons

FLORIDA

Broward County Public Schools

• School Wide Social and Emotional Learning Implementation (2019-2020)

Okaloosa County School District

• Destin Elementary School – Guidance

Pasco County Schools

• Counseling Resources – Social/ Personal Resources

GEORGIA

DeKalb County School District

• January 26, 2022: DeKalb County School District promotes Black Lives Matter movement; provides educators with resources to teach BLM material
  • Lesson plans included in the material all link to Learning for Justice resources.

Fulton County Schools

• Learning and Teaching – Cultural Connections

IDAHO

Idaho Department of Education

• Title III: English Learner – Resources

ILLINOIS

Illinois Department of Early Childhood

• Best Practices Resources for Suspension & Expulsion in Early Childhood Education

Illinois State Board of Education

• Superintendent Weekly Message (January 26, 2021)

Chicago Public Schools

• District Social Justice Standards
• Equity Framework – Tools
• Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School – Equity Initiative

Community Consolidated School District 59

• Devonshire Elementary School – Learning Links
• John Jay Elementary School – Learning Links

Community High School District 218

• LGBTQ+ Pride Resources

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

• Department of English – Sophomore Summer Reading (2019)

Indian Prairie School District 204

• Parent Diversity Advisory Council

Oak Park Elementary School District 97

• Inclusion and Anti-Racism in District 97

School District U-46 (Elgin)

• Social Justice Standards

Woodland School District 50

• Social-Emotional & Mental Health

INDIANA

Indiana Department of Education

• Memorandum – National Social Justice Standards and the Indiana Academic Standards (2020)

Indiana Department of Child Services

• DCS Education Services Resource Tool for DCS Parents and Caregivers

Monroe County Community School Corporation

• Anti-Racism & Microaggression Statement

IOWA

Decorah Community School District

• Equity

Iowa City Community School District

• August 5, 2021: Iowa City Community School District website recommends resources that promote critical race theory and “abolitionist teaching”

Waukee Community School District

• April 4, 2022: Waukee Community School District adopts Learning for Justice’s “Social Justice Standards”; teachers reportedly promote race and gender ideology in classrooms

Iowa State Education Association

• Freedom to Learn: Protecting the right to an honest and culturally inclusive education

KENTUCKY

Jefferson County Public Schools

• Hudson Middle School – Social Change

Kentucky Association of Elementary School Principals

• Professional Development Opportunities

LOUISIANA

St. Martin Parish School District

• Violence Prevention Week – Promote Respect and Tolerance

MAINE

Maine Department of Education

• 2022 Health Education Standards 2 MLR Resources
• Engaging Multilingual Newcomers PLC: Social and Emotional Supports of ML Newcomers

Maine Education Association

• MEA Racial & Social Equity Series – LGBTQ+ Issues in Public Schools

MARYLAND

Maryland State Department of Education

• Guidelines for School Employee Anti-Bias Training

Calvert County Public Schools

• CCPS 5-Year Action Plan

Howard County Public Schools

• Acceptance and Belonging: Confronting Bias

Montgomery County Public Schools

• July 6, 2022: Montgomery County Public Schools adopts Learning for Justice’s “Social Justice Standards”
• A Guide for Discussing Ferguson with your Students (2015)
• Equity Unit – Resources
• “All Together Now/ Speaking Out Against Racism and Hate” – Superintendent message (2023)
• Grade 4 Social Studies Framework
• Grade 5 Social Studies Framework
• Contract for Social Studies Grade Kindergarten-2 Curriculum and Instructional Materials (2024)

Hillcrest Elementary School Parent Teacher Association

• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – For Teachers

Montgomery County Council of PTAs

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pot Spring Elementary Parent Teacher Association

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• May 2, 2022: Massachusetts Department of Education brief encourages educators to teach students as young as pre-school to “disrupt white privilege”
• ESL Best Practices Quick Reference Guide: Racial Equity and Social Justice

Bedford Public Schools

• Hate/ Bias Incident Response Protocol (2025)
• Equity and Diversity at Lane School: Anti Bias Picture Books Curriculum (2016)

Cambridge Public Schools

• Equity-Based Resources
• Elementary Physical Education Curriculums

Easthampton Public Schools

• Equity & Belonging

Everett Public School District

• Albert N. Parlin School – Black History Month resources

Framingham Public Schools

• Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment

Leicester Public Schools

• Reopening Plan

Monomoy Regional School District

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Resources

Mount Greylock Regional School District

• 2024-2027 District Improvement Plan

Newton Public Schools

• July 14, 2021: Newton Schools embrace affinity groups, teach students they must “dismantle racist structures, ideas and practices” and replace them with “antiracist structures, ideas and practices”

Norwood Public Schools

• Coakley Middle School – 2020-2022 School Improvement Plan

Salem Public Schools

• 2022 Proposed Budget
• Collins Middle School

Somerville Public Schools

• January 20, 2022: Somerville Public Schools wants students and educators to “experience discomfort”; partners with organizations that promote teaching gender identity to young children

Swampscott Public Schools

• Family Resources Online for Talking to Children About Racism

Taunton Public Schools

• Multilingual Learners Program

Winchester Public Schools

• Social Justice Standards

MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Education – Office of Educator Excellence

• Introduction to the Middle Grades and High School Teacher Preparation Standards for Mathematics

East Grand Rapids Public School District

• August 29, 2022: School SEL lesson features elementary students writing poetry focused on racial identities

East Lansing Public Schools

• Racial Justice District-wide letter (2020)
• ELPS Sexual Health & HIV Board Approved Curriculum and Materials
• Marble Equity Team

Mason Public Schools

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

West Bloomfield School District

• Safety & Wellbeing

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Department of Education

• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Resource List – Culturally Responsive SEL Resources
• Title IV, Part A: Safe and Healthy Student Resources

Independent School District 728 – Elk River Area

• Bullying Prevention – Resources

Lakeville Area Schools

• Equity within the Lakeville Framework – Family and Community Resources

South St. Paul Public School District

• Equity – Student and Community Resources

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Department of Education

• Middles School Transition toolkit

MISSOURI

North Kansas City School District

• December 5, 2023: North Kansas City School District provides teachers with lesson plans on LGBTQ issues for students as young as kindergarten in celebration of LGBTQ History Month; provides teachers with resources from GLSEN and Learning for Justice

Raymondville R-VII Public School District

• Student Handbook/ Bullying Reporting

Webster Groves School District

• K-8 Social Studies Curriculum

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Department of Education

• Nebraska ELL Program Guide (2017)

NEVADA

Washoe County School District

• November 8, 2022: Washoe County School District creates “Equity Guidebook”

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Music Educators Association

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

New Hampshire School Counselor Association

• Resources

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Department of Education and New Jersey Division on Civil Rights

• Addressing Bias in K-12 Schools

Bound Brook School District

• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Brentwood Union Free School District

• Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education

Emerson Public Schools

• Strategic Plan 2026 – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Florham Park School District

• PreSchool Social Studies
• Grade 6 SEL/ Second Step
• Grade 7 SEL/ Second Step
• Grade 8 SEL/ Second Step

Franklin Lakes School District

• Social Emotional Learning

Hillsborough Township School District

• Social Studies Curriculum – Race in the United States

Lawrence Township Public Schools

• Holocaust Resources – Guides & Plans

Morris School District

• ELL-Bilingual – Educator Resources

Princeton Public Schools

• Equity

Somerset Hills School District

• Curriculum – Social Studies

South River Public Schools

• Resources for Teachers – Promoting SEL

Springfield Public Schools

• Social Studies – Online Resources

Verona Public Schools

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging – Social Justice Standards

Westfield Public Schools

• Empowering Young People to Speak Up against Hate – Speaking Up Against Bias

New Jersey Association of School Social Workers

• Resources for School Social Work

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Public Education Department

• New Mexico Health Education Content Standards with Benchmarks and Performance Standards Resource Guide – Social and Emotional Well-Being

University of New Mexico – Latin American & Iberian Institute

• Art and Community Activism Lesson Plan (Grades 3-6)

NEW YORK

New York State Education Department

• Parent and Family Engagement (2017)
• Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework (2019)
• NY Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks – Equity Revisions (2022)

Brentwood Union Free School District

• District Policy 0105-E: Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit

Brighton Central School District

• French Road Elementary School – School-Based Mental Health Supports

East Ramapo Central School District

• District Policy 0105-E: Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit

Gananda Central School District

• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Grand Island Central School District

• Character Education

Guilderland Central School District

• 0105-E Anti Hate Diversity Equity and Inclusivity in Education Exhibit

Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District

• November 16, 2022: Farragut Middle School Hosts Race-Based Affinity Groups for Students
• Exploring Equity – Grades 6-8 Course Synopsis

Levittown Public Schools

• The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

Malverne School District

• District Policy 0105-E: Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit

New York City Public Schools

• Handbook for Substitute Teachers
• Respect for All: NYCPS’s Commitment to Safe and Supportive Learning Environments
• Social Studies – Black History Month
• Social Studies – Current Events
• Social Studies – Hispanic Heritage Month

Penn Yan Central School District

• Helpful Websites for Instruction

Pine Plains Central School District

• District Policy 0105-E: Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit

Rochester City School District

• Black Lives Matter at School

Salamanca City Central School District

• Mental Health Sites

Schalmont Central School District

• District Policy 0105-E: Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Education Exhibit

Sharon Springs Central School District

• Anti-Bullying Resources for Parents and Students (2017)

Troy City School District

• Counseling Center

Washingtonville Central School District

• Letter to the Community (2020)

Yonkers Public Schools

• Justice Sotomayor School- Project Based Learning Unit Design Plan – pre-Kindergarten
• Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School – Project Based Learning Unit Design Plan – pre-Kindergarten

NORTH CAROLINA

Duplin County Schools

• Beginning Teacher Resources – Diversity and Cultural Awareness

Durham Public Schools

• Professional Learning for DPS Educators

Guilford County Schools

• Connection & Wellbeing – Classroom Resources

Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools

• Responding to Hate and Bias at School

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

• North Dakota Native America Needs Assessment: Action Plan 2022-2023

OHIO

Ashtabula Area City Schools

• 7 Mindsets SEL program

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

• Social Studies Resources

Edison Local School District

• Personal and Social Resources

Kings Local Schools

• Anti-Racism Resolution

Lynchburg-Clay Local School District

• Family Engagement

Mentor Public Schools

• April 11, 2022: Mentor Public Schools’ presentation explains to teachers how they can become “co-conspirators while using a curriculum rooted in whiteness.”

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma State School Boards Association

• January 21, 2022: Oklahoma State School Boards Association offers teaching resources that promote “racial equity” to educators (including a series for preschoolers that denounces the concept of racial equality and suggests only white individuals can be racist)

OREGON

Oregon Department of Education

• Oregon’s Community Early Literacy Framework

Portland Public Schools

• Supporting Students of Color – Curriculum Resources From Teaching Tolerance

PENNSYLVANIA

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education

• General Equity – School/ District resources
• Disciplinary Equity
• Respecting Educator Activists of Color: The Anti-Racist Guide to Teacher Retention

Carlisle Area School District

• Parent Resources

Jersey Shore Area School District

• Diversity and Equity – Resources

Lower Merion School District

• Gender Identity & Biological Sex – Additional Resources
• Selecting High Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies (2022)

Penn Hills School District

• Program of Studies

School District of Springfield Township

• Equity Resources

Seneca Valley School District

• Our Commitment to Anti-Racism

Upper Merion Area School District

• National Hispanic Heritage Month

Wissahickon School District

• Superintendent Message – Parent Resources (2020)

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Department of Education

• Supporting Multilingual Students with Inconsistent/Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE)
• Civic Learning Guidebook: Instructional Guidance for All Teachers

TEXAS

Alvin Independent School District

• Resources for Educators

UTAH

Salt Lake City School District

• Mountain View Elementary – Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources

Utah Parent Teacher Association

• Mix It Up at Lunch Day

VERMONT

Vermont Legislature

• Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group

Burlington School District

• February 15, 2022: Burlington School District supports allowing young children to choose their gender identity and pronouns; promotes segregated “affinity spaces” for students and staff
• Equity Resources

Essex Westford School District

• C29-P1 – Procedure: Equity

South Burlington School District

• June 8, 2022: South Burlington elementary school curriculum aims to inspire students to become “active anti-racists” with resources from ‘Reading is Resistance’ and ‘Woke Kindergarten’. District staff required to participate in “white privilege” activity.
  • The district’s Understanding White Privilege and Whiteness webpage links to LFJ’s “What is White Privilege, Really?” and “Why Talk About Whiteness?” pieces.

VIRGINIA

Virginia Department of Education

• Office of Equity and Community Engagement – Culturally Responsive Teaching Part 1

Virginia Department of Health

• Youth Violence and Bullying Prevention – Schools

Arlington Public Schools

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Resources
• Equity Plan for social, racial and education justice (2022)

Scott County Schools

• 2023-2024 Student/ Parent Information Handbook and Code of Conduct – Professional Development

Virginia Education Association

• 2026 Black Lives Matter at School Toolkit

Churchill Road Elementary PTA – Fairfax County Public Schools

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee – Resources

WASHINGTON

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

• OSPI Style Guide

Washington State Governor’s Office of the Education Ombuds

• List of Resources for Race and Equity Work and Personal Learning

Catalyst Public Schools

• Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

Edmonds School District

• Resources for Families and Staff

Highline Public Schools

• Board Policy Procedure 0010 P5 – Instruction on Race & Identity

Lake Washington School District

• Antiracism Resources for Families
• LGBTQIA+ 2021 Resources from the Opportunity, Equity, and Inclusion Department
• 2023-2024 Annual Report – Antiracism K-5 Lesson Pilot

North Thurston Public Schools

• Equity Resolution

Seattle Public Schools

• Department of Racial Equity Advancement – Individual pursuing the next step in their anti-racist journey
• Approval of Resolution 2020/21-24, approving Seattle Public Schools’ Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan for submission to OSPI on June 1, 2021
• April 21, 2022: Seattle Public Schools utilize K-5 gender lessons that teach kindergartners about transitioning and pronouns

Shoreline Public Schools

• Black Lives Matter at School Week (2025)

Snohomish School District

• Equity & Inclusions – Cultural Awareness and Recognitions

South Kitsap School District

• Curriculum – Multicultural Education
• Multicultural Education

Tacoma Public Schools

• Equity and Inclusion Resources – Social Justice Standards

Tahoma School District

• Mental Health & Wellness – Equity Resources

Hazel Wolf K-8 Parent Teacher Student Association

• Black Lives Still Matter: The Power of Words

WEST VIRGINIA

Berkeley County Schools

• February 2, 2023: Berkeley County Schools provides teachers with lesson plans for students from the organization Learning for Justice

Lewis County Schools

• Social-Emotional Support

Marion County Schools

• Pupil Services – Behavior Support
• Counselor’s Corner

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

• Instructional Practice Guide for Equitable Teaching and Learning in English Language Arts (Grades 9-12)
• Mental Health Literacy Instructional Units (Grades 3-5)
• Mental Health Literacy Instructional Units (Grades 6-8)
• Mental Health Literacy Instructional Units (Grades 9-12)

Columbus School District

• Staff Resources

Fox Point – Bayside School District

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – specialized training

Greendale School District

• Student and Family Wellness – School Safety & Student Wellness

Howards Grove School District

• Parent Resources (2020)

Madison Metropolitan School District

• West High School – Resources in Times of Conflict and War

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

• Approval of District Academic Standards – Social Justice Standards

Oconomowoc Area School District

• Strategic Plan Focus Areas and Strategies – Equity and Diversity

School District of Ashland

• Instruction – Cultural Resources

School District of Holmen

• Prairie View Elementary – School Counselor Resources for Parents

School District of McFarland

• McFarland Primary School Family Handbook 2025-26

Stoughton Area School District

• Educating on Equity: For Families

Sun Prairie Area School District

• Student Academic Standards – Social Studies

Waterloo School District

• Mental Health – Resources for Student Support

Wisconsin School Counselor Association

• Digging Deeper: How Equitable is Your School Counseling Program?

WYOMING

Big Horn County School District #1

• Respect for All