Life and Landscapes

OCTOBER 25, 2024

the fierce intellectual fireball, microbiologist, student of law, seeker of social justice, and woman of more “firsts” than can be imagined, and that is saying a lot of a woman in those times. In 1999, she became the Chief Executive Officer for the Center for Jewish History in New York City during its inaugural period.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Government History Education 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

They watched as the police murder of an unarmed Black man reignited the country’s fight for racial and social justice. And they lived through perhaps the most divisive presidential battle in American history, culminating in rioters storming the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mana struggled with health issues of her own.

Charter School 120

Charter School High School Social Justice Tradition 120

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

The women’s college received 13,614 applications for the fall of 2022 – a 48 percent increase over the 9,179 who applied in fall of 2019, according to a spokesperson for the college. Enrollment over the same time period rose by about 12 percent, and the number of students who are majoring in women’s studies has remained steady.

K-12 144

K-12 Social Justice American History History 144

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

These schools often frame their efforts in social justice terms. For example, Launch’s manual states that “encouraging high aspirations in all our students” is meant to “reverse the social engineering of apartheid.” Driven by this critique, he returned to Launch as a history teacher with aims to help “decolonize classrooms.”

Pedagogy 103

Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 103

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

More than 100 positions were unfilled at the start of the 2019-20 school year. Paul, Minnesota, native, studied Spanish and history at Marquette University in Wisconsin. She was still thinking about what to do after graduation in late 2019 when a recruiter with Teach Kentucky approached her about teaching in Louisville.

Middle School 136

Middle School Heritage Teaching Social Justice 136

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Despite our school’s commitment to social justice and our district’s prioritization of equity, there were still staff members who were unwilling to voice public support for all students. A few days later, I was asked to cover for a colleague who needed to step away from the classroom.

Education 128

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Jake McGraw, of the Jackson-based William Winter Institute, a social justice and racial reconciliation group, said lawmakers thinking of solutions must acknowledge the sum of barriers outside of school in places like Holmes: poor access to health care and the lack of economic development. That is a fact. We need to acknowledge that.”.

Private School 142

Private School High School Public School Economics 142

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. Now, I can say improve the lives of African Americans, but I’m real clear on the history. September, 2019. When we launched the Prentiss Charney Fellowship, C.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice Civics Leadership Economics 109

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

His most recent books are Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological Change and the Future of Politics (Princeton University Press, 2019) and Political Order and Inequality (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Her research focuses on early modern political theory and the history of International Relations Thought.

Political Science 72

Political Science Social Science Economics Government 72