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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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A racially charged assault spurs schools to rally behind Portland’s large refugee community

The Hechinger Report

In a divisive political climate, public schools are taking on the challenge of helping refugees who feel unsafe in a country that seems increasingly intolerant of them. This year in the project, which encompassed social studies, English, math and science, the topic of Islamophobia was popular.