The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

It was definitely painted in the light that ‘these problems are in the past,’ and ‘America is the land of the free’ and ‘everyone is equal here.’ ”. 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.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It’s unprecedented,” said Geoffrey Young, the AAMC’s senior director for student affairs and programs, who compares it to another response to a traumatic moment in American history: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. There definitely was a Fauci Effect for me,” said Chahal, 25, who lives in Tampa.

Social Justice 143

Social Justice American History History High School 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. The American Historical Association offers over one thousand Civil War newspaper editorials , for example. We could use Minecraft to design our own self-sustainable towns.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. In their view, teaching American history as a story of “oppression and victimhood” misrepresents the past and divides the country along racial lines.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice Education American History K-12 111