Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Du Bois’ advocacy extended across the world through many Pan-African conferences and an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the suffering of Black Americans, according to the NAACP. Marshall and Houston fought and won many important civil rights cases that slowly chipped away at Jim Crow laws. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Helaine Blumenthal, Wiki Education For the past several years, MPSA has been partnering with Wiki Education to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of topics related to Political Science. Wiki Education supports faculty at institutions of higher education in the U.S. The results of this partnership are truly astounding.

Political Science 52

Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

Education 128

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. It is what inspired them to pursue a career in education. Do you mean Israel?”

K-12 117

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 117

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

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. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Sapiens

MARCH 4, 2025

A group of forensic anthropologists argues their field must reject the myth of pure objectivity and challenge systemic inequities through advocacy and activism. The AAFS did not issue a formal statement on its anti-advocacy position. This is the flagship U.S.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Anthropology Ancestry Human Rights 98

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) contains markers like socioeconomic status, financial security, educational attainment, and life expectancy, all of which tells a story of Asian American progress and achievement. And so, she said, ‘We'll consider her the Asian educator and not you.’”

Heritage 101

Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

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.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Many Mississippi residents say their schools did not teach them important civil rights topics. Some blame their teachers, some blame the textbooks, some blame the state for not prioritizing public education funding. Educators suggest books for students at that grade level may be more up to date because 11th-graders must pass a U.S.

K-12 95

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 95

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. Israel’s legislature is currently considering a bill requiring the Council for Higher Education to fire professors who show “support for terrorism,” a coded phrase often interpreted to include criticisms of the state.

Anthropology 140

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 140

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

It’s “a matter of principle,” David Whalen, Hillsdale’s provost, said of the college’s refusal to participate in federal financial-aid programs, which fall under what is known as Title IV of the laws that govern higher education. Whalen said: “As everyone knows, where there is money there is control.”.

Government 58

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 58

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at a White House meeting, March 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning.

Advocacy 137

Advocacy Education Private School Leadership 137

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, we must help our students make historical explanations for today’s violence. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

If we really care about keeping women safe, we need to reform sex education—as well as bathroom signs—to help young people better understand and navigate gender identity: the self-defined and, too often, societal-prescribed state of being a man, woman or other identity on the gender spectrum. All states have some form of sex ed for students.

Social Justice 67

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 67

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Even though the former president was on stage for nearly an hour, he said little about education, instead repeatedly veering to the subject of immigration regardless of what question Justice asked him. At one point, he alleged that new arrivals bring gangs and disease into schools, and are welcomed warmly while current students are shut out.

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Heritage Archiving Public School Advocacy 127