The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. A quarter of Americans were unaware that the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech. This is an issue of how we teach American history.

American History 86

American History History Education History Education 86

NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The National Council for History Education stands in support of history teachers in Florida. The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans.

Social Studies 100

Social Studies K-12 History Education American History 100

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts. To reach every student in the U.S.,

Civics 131

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2024

These are tuition-free opportunities for K–12 educators to study a variety of humanities topics. The institutes featured below are a few of the ones that could be of interest to people’s history educators. Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds summer institutes for teachers.

K-12 52

K-12 Geography American History History 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Before officially launching Vermilion in March, Adams had worked for his alma mater, Hillsdale — a private Christian college in Michigan dedicated to “classical” education, hard-right political advocacy, and spreading its education model nationwide. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

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Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143