Curriculum Criteria
To be eligible for the Education for Liberation Network database, educational materials must fall into at least one of the following categories:
- History of communities that have experienced systemic discrimination in the US including people of color, women, the poor/working class and LGBT people
- History of communities that have experienced systemic discrimination internationally
- Geography and environment of the Global South
- Organizing and other forms of political and social engagement
- Political, economic or social analysis from a progressive perspective
- Current events from a progressive perspective
- Cultural pride for communities of color
- Science and math materials that are directly related to social justice
- Lessons that connect art with individual and/or communal empowerment of disenfranchised groups
- Social justice teacher education materials
These curriculum materials must:
- Be appropriate for grades kindergarten through high school
- Be widely accessible or obtainable through the internet or by mail