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Memorial Day MAY 27 Nearly 1.28 million American servicemen and women have died in all major wars involving the United States from 1775 to 2024, according to Statista (most of the fatalities occurred in the Civil War). Memorial Day, a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors the people who sacrificed their lives while in the U.S. military. Lesson plans at NEA and PBS Learning Media can help educators teach students about the day 's significance. MAY: National Speech- Language-Hearing Month Make May a month for educating students about the importance of human communication and what we can all do to prevent and address communication disorders. That message is particularly critical, as — coming out of the pandemic — more children are manifesting communication delays and disorders, and the World Health Organization is warning about hearing loss from loud noise exposure. "It's a Noisy Planet" offers a teacher toolkit and other resources to help educators teach children about the causes and prevention of noise- induced hearing loss. Find it at noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov. 100 Year Anniversary: Alice Piper JUNE 2 2024 marks the 100th year since the victory of the Piper v. Big Pine case at the California Supreme Court. Alice Piper was a 15-year-old Paiute girl residing in Big Pine, Inyo County, who was denied entry to Big Pine High School in 1923 due to her race. (California educational law then prohibited Native Americans from attending a public school if a government-run Indian school was within three miles of the public school.) Piper and six other Indian children sued the district for the right to attend. The unanimous court ruling in their favor opened the door to Native American children to attend public schools in California. Justin Casey/Unsplash A statue of Piper on the steps of Big Pine High School. 11 A P R I L / M AY 2 0 24