Resources for educators

Know your rights:

• If you or your students have concerns about attending in-person classes, use this attendance template to communicate with your school. Both educators and students have protected rights—review EJA's Know Your Rights toolkit to understand what protections you have.

Classroom resources for educators:

• Need support facilitating critical conversations with students about social inequality and discrimination? Want guidance on how to speak up against biased language or stereotypes in your school? Learning for Justice has compiled a list of School Climate Resources.

• Looking for a classroom-ready curriculum on immigration? The Zinn Education Project offers free teaching activities that explore immigration history, law and citizen rights, and organizing movements. Here are teaching materials to help students understand the power of collective action and civic engagement in immigrant justice movements.

• During times of heightened fear and uncertainty, trauma-informed approaches are essential. Here are Trauma-Informed Teaching resources to learn how to create safe, supportive learning environments for students experiencing stress. 

• Public School Strong has created a Safe Zones Toolkit to equip students, educators, families and community members to organize in their community and state to develop policies to defend education for all students.

Take action:

• Add your voice by signing the Defend & Recruit letter at to show support for people in our community and automatically send a message to your elected officials.

Get connected and trained:

• Join EJA's Weekly Teacher Power Hour every Thursday at 7pm, starting November 21st.

• For updates on upcoming training sessions and anti-ICE initiatives, sign up for the SiembraNC newsletter.