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 79

American History History Education History Education 79

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

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. Slavery is, and was, wrong.

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Social Studies K-12 History Education American History 100

ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member! Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 14:23 The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning is hiring a new team member! Professional Level: Advanced Education: Advanced degree in U.S.

History 40

History Professional Development Pedagogy American History 40

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

Civics 105

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 105

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2024

The institutes featured below are a few of the ones that could be of interest to people’s history educators.

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K-12 Geography American History History 52

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. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

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Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145