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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

The Hechinger Report

As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. — not only to foster more understanding and tolerance, but also to show the beauty and complexity of cultures often neglected.

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‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning

The Hechinger Report

history class this year, she described the American revolution and then expanded on the lesson, making connections to historical events in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Tapping into students’ cultures in the curriculum fits, logically, into efforts to personalize learning.

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes.

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The new homeschoolers: More diverse, very committed

The Hechinger Report

In the 1970s and 80s, groups of primarily white, Christian fundamentalists drove a surge in the number of home-schooling families around the country. As they pulled their children out of public schools, they also worked to dismantle state and local regulatory hurdles that kept kids in brick-and-mortar institutions.

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OPINION: Florida’s governor and the College Board do not get to decide how we learn Black history

The Hechinger Report

Related: OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history Fear of Black revolt and power led nearly all slave states to pass laws against teaching enslaved Blacks to read and write. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized. The impact is as transformational as some fear.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

ED Surge

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. We all start somewhere.

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Joshua Dunn, Teachers Discuss Judiciary’s Involvement in Education

Teaching American History

West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.” Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country.