American History Cultures Social Justice 
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 27, 2020
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.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 6, 2023
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. But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries.
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Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could create our own social justice project like Bill Ferriter’s middle schoolers.
Political Science Now
OCTOBER 1, 2024
They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government.
Edthena
MARCH 26, 2021
Here are some interesting reads for teachers and instructional coaches around recommendations around reopening, teaching culturally responsive teaching, and prioritizing student mental health. . Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Anderson, a journalist.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 7, 2023
In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 16, 2023
Related Hechinger Reads: Teachers, deputized to fight the culture wars, are often reluctant to serve Lessons about Native American history are at risk of disappearing What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like?
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