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Native communities want schools to teach Native languages. Now the White House is voicing support

The Hechinger Report

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: By the close of this century, at least half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken today will become extinct – and that’s according to the rosiest of linguistic forecasts.

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Renowned HBCU creates a ‘safe haven’ for Black feminist and queer studies

The Hechinger Report

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: ATLANTA – As more and more attempts to restrict discussion of gender and race in K-12 schools across the country take hold, where do the ideas go?

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TEACHER VOICE: Here’s what I learned from my own classroom mistakes

The Hechinger Report

He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. The sharing of stories is as human and fundamental as breathing itself. Despite our differences, stories are what keep our bond of humanity intact.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

I learned truths about European imperialism and the humanness before slavery — how colonists from all over Europe stuck their flagpoles into African soils, controlling nations and influencing heritage for centuries. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me.

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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

For many of today’s students, the new program’s ideas and approaches to rethinking history and how it is taught are not radical. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. Bangladesh’s existence wasn’t even acknowledged in her history classes. It felt silly.

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Teaching the Bill of Rights: Religious Liberty

Teaching American History

At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. Below, we reprint an edited version of our 2019 interview with Professor Masugi. Download your free copy here.

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2023 Institute Faculty

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She was director of exhibitions at the New York Public Library, and previously a senior content developer and interpretive planner in the New York office of the museum design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates, where she worked on the development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, along with other international projects.

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