Reading Suggestions & Resouces for Learning

• What Can Educators Do About Restrictions on Their Work?  Christine Sleeter's 5.21.25 Blog on Substack 
  
  
• Sources for May 17th Webinar:A starting bibliography on Neoreactionasm/Dark Enlightenment
• European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). “Dark enlightenment”.
  https://www.populismstudies.org/Vocabulary/dark-enlightenment/
  
  
• Fairbanks, Eve. 2023. “What Elon Musk gets wrong about South Africa.” https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-10/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-south-africa-myth
  
  
• Fanjul, Sergio. 2024. “NRx: The (underground) movement that wants to destroy democracy.” https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-11-30/nrx-the-underground-movement-that-wants-to-destroy-democracy.html
  
  
• Hughes, Tristan. 2024. “The Political Theory of Techno-colonialism.” In European Journal of Political Theory. https://ouci.dntb.gov.ua/en/works/73N83eX9/
  
  
• Michael, George. 2022. “An anti-democratic philosophy called ‘neoreaction’ is creeping into GOP politics.”
  https://theconversation.com/an-antidemocratic-philosophy-called-neoreaction-is-creeping-into-gop-politics-182581
  
  
• splcenter.org. 2018. Section: “Lolbertarians and neoreactionaries”. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/mcinnes-molyneux-and-4chan-investigating-pathways-alt-right/
  
  
  
• 15 State Attorneys General: Multistate Guidance for Schools on DEI
  
  
• AAUP: Political Attacks on Higher Education (various resources) 
  also, Academe issue on Higher Education in Wartime (special journal issue)
• Advocates for Trans Equality: Know Your Rights: Trans Legal Survival Guide
  
  
• African American Policy Forum: Executive Disorder (various resources on executive orders)
  
  
• Collective of Law Professors (joint letter): DEI Programs are Lawful (letter to university leaders)
  
  
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates: ICE in Schools (various resources)
  
  
• Democracy Forward: Response Center (tracker of federal actions) 
  
  
• Economic Policy Institute: Federal Policy Watch (tracker of federal actions)
  
  
• EdTrust: #SaveOurStudents: Advocate Toolkit
  
  
• Education Civil Rights Alliance:

· Letter to State Leaders to Expand Vital Protections for Students

• State Policy Recommendations: Create Pathways for Equitable Distribution of School Funding

· State Policy Recommendations: Invest in Mental-Health Supports and Evidence-Based Practices

· State Policy Recommendations: Prioritizing Policies that Improve School Climate

• Education Counsel: Analysis of USDOE 2/14 "Dear Colleague" Letter
  
  
• Education Law Center: Federal Revenue Tool (state-by-state funding analysis)

-also, Universal Voucher Price Tag Tool (state-by-state analysis)

• Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC): A Guide to Defending Civil Rights in Our Schools
  
  
• Human Rights First, Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, & Southern Poverty Law Center: Countering Attacks on Education and Equal Rights that are Undermining Democracy (various resources)
  
  
• In the Public Interest: Resource Guide on the privatization of public goods
  
  
• Intercultural Development Research Association: Education of Immigrant Children (various resources)
  
  
• Labor for Higher Education: 4/8 “Kill the Cuts” National Day of Action
  
  
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Response to Feb 14 Dear Colleague Letter
  
  
• Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Education Resources (various)
• -also, Letter in Support of ALL Students (template for writing to schools)
• -also, Fact Sheet on How to Use the So-Called "End DEI Portal"
  
  
• NAACP LDF: USDOE's Anti-Opportunity "Dear Colleague" Letter
  
  
• National Campaign for Police Free Schools released the Protecting Immigrant Students Action Kit
  
  
• National DEI Defense Coalition: various resources
  
  
• National Education Association: Resource Library (legal guidances)
  -including What Educators Should Know about LGBTQ+ Rights
  
  
• National Education Policy Center: Preserving Federal Data
  
  
• National Immigration Law Center: FAQ Know Your Rights and Your Students' Rights
  
  
• Public Justice: Anti-Trans EO Explained (and other resources)
  
  
• Univ of MI Ford School of Public Policy: Poverty Solution (federal ed spending by congressional district)
  
  
• Rethinking Schools:
  You Represent Hope in Hard Times: Statement to educators following the election.
  
  
• Shaun Harper et al on countering anti-DEI myths
  
  

• Responding to Legislative Attacks: Insights from the “Front Lines”
  
  
• Indivisible.org
  A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
  
  
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center:
  Resources for Undocumented Students
  Download Red Cards in Various Languages
  
  

• Timothy Snyder - On Tyranny
  20 Lessons from the 20^th century, written in advance of the first Trump Presidency. Among them: “Do not obey in advance” and “Defend institutions”
  
  

• Robert Reich – On Lessons from the Election
  
  

• Ali Velshi: History has Taught us that Defeat Paves the way for Triumph
  
  
• Jon Stewart and Heather Cox Richardson on the lessons from the election

• Download Printable 'Everyone Welcome' sign
  
  
• STOP Moms for “Liberty”
  Advocates of inclusive education in public schools, fighting far-right extremist groups that interfere with public education. State-level groups are available too.
  
  
• Learning for Justice
  A program of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Free resources.
  
  
• ASCD: International organization empowering educators to advance and elevate learning to meet the needs of all students—equitably and wholly.
  Teaching Students to Talk Across Political Difference
  Engaging Students in Civics and Facilitating Classroom Discussions
  
  
• NAME: Advancing Multicultural Learning
  Includes: Respectful Engagement with Diverse People
  
  
• Zinn Education Project
  
  
• Colours Of Us
  
  
• Facing History & Ourselves
  
  

• Malcolm Nance - Five Steps to Resist the Coming Tyranny

With thanks to Sip In Solidarity members and Kevin Kumishiro for the submissions.