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. On the Wednesday following the A.P.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Students must be held accountable for learning the truth about American history and racism in this country. Last year was a hard lesson in what happens when the public lacks an understanding of science and social studies. We are ailing socially and politically. Biden’s $1.9 The failed insurrection on Jan.

Civics 90

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? This is particularly true for learning our history. Is American history education the problem? The post OPINION: The wrong roadmap for teaching American history appeared first on The Hechinger Report. citizenship exam.

American History 98

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

I hear echoes of this argument when, for instance, Trump blamed Howard Zinn’s writing for inciting the riots during the 2020 uprising. Because everyone who studies fascism knows that fascists are always democratically elected to then destroy democracy. And of course, history and social studies teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Like previous generations of Black students, you must not only master language arts, social studies, math and art, you must do so while still demanding equal treatment and funding for schools, diverse teachers, safe and healthy learning conditions and rich curricular offerings, including the study of Black people’s contributions to American history.

American History 125

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. Most Americans were appalled. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

You write, “Calls for greater African American access to public education, for example, were challenged by statistical arguments that education turned Black people into criminals.” I hear echoes of this argument when, for instance, Trump blamed Howard Zinn’s writing for inciting the riots during the 2020 uprising.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

and African American history. Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Americans have been arguing over what to teach children about U.S. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history.

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Social Studies Civics History American History 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2021

Authors of history textbooks writing about the failed insurrection of Jan. The influence of white supremacy on American history has largely been disregarded by past and present writers, especially in accounts of the Civil War. It’s a notion that has long been baked into history textbooks and social studies curricula.

History 145

History American History Social Studies Economics 145