The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia is committed to building a more just society. We realize this will not happen accidently, but through the dedicated efforts of individuals across the country. The pursuit of justice often occurs in K-12 spaces, led by teachers and staff who work tirelessly to provide educational opportunities for students of all ages.
We want to support their efforts with the following resource guide, which provides pertinent information on existing social justice curricula, including topics covered, grade level of focus, and how to locate each resource. We analyzed contemporary social justice education literature to identify key social justice learning domains, which were then used as a framework to evaluate existing curriculum resources. The domains we incorporated in our review are listed below, alongside a key which indicates the degree to which a particular domain appears within each resource.
Ultimately, we hope this guide will help educators determine which resource best meets their context-specific needs. This list is by no means exhaustive. For example, resources that had less than three materials and/or required purchase were not included in our guide, and there may be resources that met our criteria but were inadvertently overlooked in our search.Moreover, others may have a different interpretation of our evaluation scores. Despite limitations, we believe this document will support the pursuit of a more equitable, democratic society—one classroom at a time.