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Call for Proposals: Approaches to Human Rights Pedagogy | Application Deadline: February 25, 2025

Political Science Now

The purpose of this symposium is to share approaches to the teaching of human rights and to develop pedagogical materials for the discipline. APSA Teaching & Learning Symposium: Approaches to Human Rights Pedagogy Date: Thursday, June 19 – Saturday, June 21, 2025 Location: APSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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Apply Now for 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

Our in-person events are held on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting. punctuated equilibrium, policy diffusion, advocacy theory, multiple streams theory), and policy areas such as but not limited to education, higher education, housing, immigration, and environmental/energy policy.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. A Human Rights Watch report from 2008 chronicles more accounts in a section titled “‘The Devil’s Bargain’: Choosing to be Beaten.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. Sign up here.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics | Map of Sites Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events Join us to defend the freedom to learn. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. Learn how at HEAL Together classes.)

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

In earlier grades, students are supposed to learn how Mississippians contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and the events that happened here. After the state overhauled its standards, the group called it a leader in civil rights instruction. The most commonly used fourth-grade textbook is the one Creel was issued.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. Includes Q&A sections with extensive resources on “How do I answer students’ questions about current events in Israel and Gaza?”; ”; and more.