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A shocking number of young people can’t separate fact from fiction online

The Hechinger Report

These are vital skills for a generation of children who look beyond printed books carefully curated by librarians. It’s not just about reading the news; open educational resources hold promise, too, but only if people know how to flag quality information. Our work shows the opposite.”. Related: Getting schooled in social media.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Books by Black, Indigenous, authors of color, LGBTQ+, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. Students as Historians.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. Sign up today.

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One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

The Hechinger Report

It hit us like a ton of bricks,” said Laura Foster, a local mother who helped create the progressive advocacy group the Ridge Network to fight the right-wing dominance of Pennridge’s schools. Local activists in Pennridge, Pennsylvania, including Laura Foster (third from right) showing the banned books they’ve salvaged.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

Books Social Justice Books list of titles for K-12 and educators on Palestine. The collection includes picture books, chapter books, poetry, and background reading for educators. A History of Modern Palestine on American Prestige with Rashid Khalidi.