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