Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Area Educators for Social Justice has secured the following co-sponsors for this year, in addition to the co-host, the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

Excerpts from our interviews with Asian American K-12 teachers shed light on some of these nuances. For example, NCES reported that in 2021, Asian students earned 13.6 percent of STEM undergraduate and 17.4 percent of STEM master’s degrees.[i] i] Yet research on Asian Americans’ perceptions of belonging tells another story.

Heritage 100

Heritage Education K-12 American History 100

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. My advocacy for Palestine is professional suicide,” Sawsan Jaber said.

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K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Neither are the laws they challenged , Mississippi civil rights activist T.R.M. In contrast, James K. Meanwhile, in “Mississippi: Portrait of an American State,” the chapter about the Civil Rights Movement lists 17 key figures students should know: 12 white men — a majority of them segregationists — four black men and one black woman.

K-12 85

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 85

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

When Texas’ House Bill (HB) 25 went into effect earlier this year, banning transgender students from participating in K-12 sports, I invited teachers at my middle school to stop by my classroom to help with a project to reaffirm our school’s support for trans students. But I want them to live.

Education 119

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 119

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice.

Government 50

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 50

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice.

Social Justice 56

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 56