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. In the read aloud for the book “Mr.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 14, 2025

In the book and film, Slavery by Another Name , Douglas Blackmon explains how many businesses and local police departments used the exception for people who committed a crime to continue to exploit Black labor and knowledge. To introduce this topic to students, the cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad can serve as a prompt for discussion.

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Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 20, 2024

Now they’re gerrymandering our history to undermine our ability to link our present to the past. ” By Jim Peppler, Alabama Department of Archives and History A unit with three lessons by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca provides essential historical context for today’s struggle against voter suppression and for voting rights. As Kimberlé W.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

Job Skills in History Classes The ideas previously described work great in a careers class, but what if you teach history, social studies, or even language arts instead? President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. She’s taught about social movements for two decades at American University in Washington, D.C.,

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching. Basic Books. Smith (eds.), Handbook of Visual Communication (pp.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. There were over 4,000 instances of book bans in the first half of this school year, according to PEN America’s April 2024 report, Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. Here are highlights from the remarks.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This flies in the face of common sense and human history, deBoer argued. An avowed Marxist, deBoer argues unabashedly that he has set out “to demolish the entire meritocratic system and give [underprivileged] kids equal economic circumstances to begin with,” as a Wall Street Journal review of his book summarized. Hirsch, Jr.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. million book images from the Internet Archive. .

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In August, students in the Racial Justice Coalition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst met with senior administration officials to ask for a new social-justice general education requirement, but their request was denied, said Zach Steward, a junior studying African American studies and legal studies. history course.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

Recognize that each student and class is different; this requires you to know your students well enough to anticipate their needs and feelings, and to be able to suggest books that might speak to them better than you can. Practice words and phrases you might use, say them out loud and write them down.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

Students at Florida International University, including some pursuing master’s degrees in African and African diaspora studies, discuss a book about a massacre of tens of thousands of Haitians by the Dominican army in 1937. Will history repeat? Credit: Photo: Leslie Ovalle for The Hechinger Report. I don’t think so.”.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. Eleven individuals are driving the overwhelming majority of book challenges according to a Washington Post analysis. EST Where : Via Zoom. RSVP for Zoom link.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Throughout history, we have seen how educational institutions show pervasive bias toward black and brown students. The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 19, 2024

It is important for young people to learn about the roots of the crisis and the long history of resistance. news segments on Haiti Social Justice Books recommended books for K–12 and educators The post Teaching About Haiti appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Raoul Contreras, a professor who leads the Latino studies program housed in the minority studies department, notes that in the last year, the school cut a Puerto Rican history class he taught. And some say programs that make Latinx feel welcome on campus have dried up in recent years.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. The group has a clear connection to pre-K-12 education.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Within this framework, he concentrated on key concepts such as power, conflict, social justice, equality, relative deprivation, and representation. Dr. Ricks was also a tireless and dedicated mentor, extending his guidance to students within and beyond the Political Science Department. Photo Credit: U.S.

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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. Among the banned books were children’s stories about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., How can history teachers present the three-fifths clause of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Somewhere in Indiana, I ran into a ghost of the Queens grandmother who brought down a schools chancellor more than 25 years ago — all over a book called “Heather Has Two Mommies.”. Purple for Parents believes these books are very dangerous and wants Indiana lawmakers to keep them out of schools and libraries.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 31, 2025

Having hoped to bring the exhibit to campus for the past number of years, we were finally able to do so after securing a small grant from our campus Center for the Latino/a and Latin American Studies Center (CLLAS), and with collaboration from the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

history designed to maintain white supremacy that receive little attention in corporate curricula. The Zinn Education Project provides free resources to teach outside the textbook about the Tulsa Massacre and the continuing history of institutionalized racism and displacement. This is one of countless massacres in U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. Official lists of banned books (including those in the poster above ) reveal only the tip of the iceberg. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

. — Mississippi teenagers Jashun Griffith and Trevion Williams know more than the basics about their state’s civil rights history, but they said they didn’t learn most of what they know in school. The theme of the five-day event was “Hope for Our Future: From Weeping to Working for Justice for Our Children.”.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

However, we’re convinced that the success of this class is owed to our ability to build a community based on nurturing shared interests in politics and social justice – along with deep reservoirs of trust nurtured during two months of pre-pandemic, in-person classes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. To complement our study of South African history, I have invited South Africans into our classroom. The authors whose books we study in depth are primarily people of color. Education is a tool for social justice. Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Websites like We Need Diverse Books and Diverse Book Finder are great places to start. ” One book in particular, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner , is a popular choice in American classrooms, and Jaber takes issue with this being positioned as a representation of Arab cultures. “Hosseini is not an Arab. .”

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Despite our school’s commitment to social justice and our district’s prioritization of equity, there were still staff members who were unwilling to voice public support for all students. In libraries, books that simply acknowledge that trans people exist are pulled off the shelves.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states. In Florida, Gov.

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Diane Ravitch

MAY 9, 2023

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the State Education Department had rejected 35% of the social studies textbooks submitted for review because of leftist content. The DeSantis administration objects to any references to “social justice” or negative references to capitalism. history and world history courses.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Rand recognized the classroom sets of literature books she studied from as a senior. Educators and students here, meantime, dream about what new school buildings, enough licensed teachers, new books, or even just a fresh coat of paint on peeling classroom walls would mean for them. Now they have pages missing. That is a fact.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

We hope students of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage share their experiences and their cultural traditions with their peers, and teachers include the contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to our collective history in lessons this month. Mostly forgotten by history, thousands of Chinese immigrants, who came to the U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics | Map of Sites Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events Join us to defend the freedom to learn. Or plan a history walking tour, book exchange, rally, etc.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. Official lists of banned books (including those in the poster above ) reveal only the tip of the iceberg. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do?

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. Arkansas Helena-West Helena Interactive Teach Truth pop-up display table, discussion about banned books, and action planning to “Teach the Truth” throughout the year and county. Children’s future depends on what they learn today. Ward 8 Farmers Market.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

She is the author of five books. Her latest book, Misinformed: What Americans Know About Socially Marginalized Groups (with Nazita Lajevardi), explores the politics of misinformation amongst socially marginalized groups. It received APSA’s Ralphe Bunche Award for the best book on Race and Politics in 2015.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

As history shows , anti-drug policies have often targeted Black drug users, who are seen as less deserving than White drug users of sympathy , help , and the benefit of the doubt. Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations. for a decade. for a decade. Neither is the case.

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