The Fight for Equality in Education in the United States
Resources
“Benefits of Volunteering.” World Volunteer Web. 19 Oct. 2005. Web.
<http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/resources/how-to-guides/volunteer/
doc/benefits-of-volunteering.html>
§ This article can help introduce students to the concept of service learning and helping
others.
Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Dir. Public Broadcasting
Service, 1996. TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL4rQHKza9Y
§ This is a PBS documentary about the Chicano movement. It is broken down into four
parts. Lesson #3 of this unit uses Part 3 of this documentary. However, you could
create more lessons about the other parts if you wanted to.
“Detroit High School Protest: Students Suspended After Demanding an Education.” The
Huffington Post. 30 Mar. 2012. Web. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/
detroit-high-school-prote_n_1392436.html>
§ This article talks about students who were suspended for walking out to demand a
better education.
“Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education.” UN Department of Public Information.
The United Nations, 2010. Web.
<http://www.un.org/millegnniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_2_EN.pdf>
§ This is a document from the UN explaining their second Millennium Development
Goal. It is suggested for use in Lesson #1 as an extension or homework activity.
Kristof, Nicholas D. “Talia for President.” The New York Times. 16 Nov. 2008.
Web. <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/opinion/16kristof.html>
§ This article discusses how important youth activism is by focusing on a 10-year-old
who raised money for Katrina victims.
Maple, Jamie. “NYC Inequalities in Education Statistics.” 18 Nov. 2012. PowerPoint.
§ This PowerPoint presentation was created for a different service-learning unit about
improving educational outcomes of Latinos in New York City. It uses inquiry to have
students examine different statistics about NYC. It should be used in conjunction
with Lesson #5.
The Purdue Owl Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2012.
Web. < http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/>
§ This family of sites breaks down MLA citation styles into manageable parts that
students can easily reference. It includes how to create entries on a Works Cited page
and information about MLA format. It also has a sample essay and two sample Works
Cited pages.
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Walkout. Dir. Edward James Olmos. Perf. Alex Vega, Michael Peña, and Efren Ramirez. Home
Box Office, 2006. Film.
§ This is an HBO film that focuses on the 1968 walkouts in East Los Angeles. It is
available from Amazon.com or on DVD from Netflix.
Walsh, Declan. “Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights.” The New York Times. 9
Oct. 2012. Web. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/ world/asia/teen-school-activistmalala-yousafzai-survives-hit-by-pakistani-taliban.html?_r=0>
§ This is a NY Times article about a teenage education activist who was shot by the
Taliban. It is suggested for use in Lesson #1 as an extension or homework activity.
Wood, Danielle. “Can a 10-Year-Old Change the World?” Volunteering and Citizenship.
Education Mag., n.d. Web. <http://www.education.com/magazine/
article/Ed_Can_Ten_Year_Change/>
§ This article discusses a ten-year-old girl who raised over a million dollars for Katrina
victims, proving that one person, regardless of age, can make a difference.
Supplementary Resource
“A History of Mexican Americans in California: The Chicano Movement.” National
Park Service. 17 Nov. 2004. Web.
<http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views5e.htm>
§ This article gives a context to the walkouts within the larger Chicano movement. It
also includes an article on the future of Chicanos in California.
Augenbraum, Harold and Margarite Fernández, eds. The Latino Reader. New York: Houghton
Mifflin Company, 1997. Print.
§ This is an anthology of short stories and poems by American Latino writers. It could
be used in conjunction with an English class to study how the historical context
related to the literature produced at the time.
Beyond Brown Family of Sites. Public Broadcasting Service, 2004. Web.
<http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/>
§ This site offers several resources for educators about the Brown v. Board of
Education case and the current state of racial equality in schools.
Biggers, Jeff. “Tucson School Walkouts Grow: Protest School District’s Folly and Mexican
American Studies Banishment.” The Huffington Post. 23 Jan. 2012. Web.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/tucson-ethnic-studies_b_1224256.html>
§ This article details the reasons for the Tucson, AZ walkouts.
Chávez, Ernesto. “¡Mi Raza Primero!” (My People First). Los Angeles: University of California
Press, 2002. Print.
§ This short book explains the origin and development of the Chicano movements in
LA from 1966-1978. In addition to being good background knowledge for teachers,
sections could be assigned to advanced students. It also has posters from the Chicano
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movement that could be used as a practice document based question for students to
analyze.
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“Chronology- UCLA Chicana & Chicano Student Activism.” History, Youth, Power and
Change. University of California at Los Angeles. 27 Feb. 2000. Web.
<http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/YPC/1960_chronology.html>
§ This is a timeline of UCLA Chicano student activism.
Contreras, Rebecca. “East Los Angeles Walkouts for Educational Reform, 1968.” Global
Nonviolent Action Database. Swarthmore College, 24 Apr. 2011. Web.
<http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/east-los-angeles-students-walkouteducational-reform-east-la-blowouts-1968>
§ An article summarizing the walkouts and suggesting links to other non-violent
actions.
Ennis, Sharon R., Merarys Rios-Vargas, and Nora G. Albert. “The Hispanic Population:
2010.” 2010 Census Briefs. United States Census Bureau. May 2011. Web.
<http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf>
§ This census brief could be used for an inquiry activity. Students can look at the maps
and statistics of the nation’s changing racial dynamics and reflect on how this affects
education.
Gonzáles, Rodolfo. “I am Joaquín.” The Latino Reader. Eds. Harold Augenbraum and Margarite
Fernández. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. 266-279. Print.
§ This poem was used as a rallying cry for the Chicano movement. It is seen in
Walkout, where it is read aloud at the leadership convention the main characters go to.
After seeing the movie, students could read and analyze the whole poem.
Middle Years Programme Technology Guide. 2008. Cardiff: International Baccalaureate
Organization, 2010. Print.
§ This guide is referenced in Lesson #6. It was the basis for the structure of my service
project. It can be purchased through the International Baccalaureate Organization at
www.ibo.org.
“Sal Castro, Activist and Organizer of the East LA Walkouts, Visits LASC.” The Word.
Los Angeles Southwest College, n.d. Web. <http://thewordlasc.weebly.com/sal-castro-walkout.html>
§ This site is a college student calling for action from fellow college students. It
includes pictures of primary sources from the 1968 Walkouts.
The Millennium Development Goals Family of Sites. The United Nations, 2010. Web.
<http://www.un.org/millegnniumgoals/>
§ For more information on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, check out this
website. There are a lot of embedded links to data tables and other useful information
you could share with the students.
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“Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement: 1950-2010.” Crescent Public Schools, 2011.
Web. http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/TAH/projects/civilrights/timeline2.htm>
§ This website is the result of an interdisciplinary class project out of Crescent, OK. It
details the main events in the American Civil Rights Movement.
“Walkout Review Jeopardy Game.” Jeopardy Labs, n.d. Web.
<https://jeopardylabs.com/play/walkout-review-jeopardy-game>
§ This is a Jeopardy-style game that you can download or play online about the HBO
film Walkout.
“Viva la causa.” Teaching Tolerance, n.d. The Southern Poverty Law Center. Web.
<http://www.tolerance.org/viva>
§ Though there are some activities online, the best way to use this resource is by
ordering the free teaching kit. Order early, because it takes a few weeks to be
delivered. This shows the work of Cesar Chavez with the United Farm Workers.
Students could compare his work with the work of the Chicano students in East LA.
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