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OPINION: College chemistry class finds clarity in Flint water crisis

The Hechinger Report

My experience designing and teaching this unit was a powerful reminder to me of why I teach what I teach and how I teach. I teach at a small liberal arts college. Most often, when I teach chemistry, I simplify it into a digestible form so that new concepts can be interpreted by students. And he’s right.

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. 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.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

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TEACHER VOICE: What was troubling enough as 20th century history is happening in the present time

The Hechinger Report

The Rethinking Schools editors add that for teachers, the challenge is to help young students to acquire the “critical dispositions and questioning” skills that “set the stage to encourage children to act on what they’ve learned — to have ‘civic courage,’ to act as if we live in a democracy.” We cannot teach what we do not know.

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Latin American Solidarity in Changing Times  

Anthropology News

We felt the pulse, the affective reality of what US funds support, teach, and hope for: communal destruction for economic profit. We peeled ourselves out of the plastic chairs and community members made a triumphant effort to teach us awkward, shy gringos how to dance.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host an information table or event to defend the right to #TeachTruth including about Palestine and the rights of LGBTQ+ students. The right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth.

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Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Political Science Now

APSA recognizes and honors the work of various scholars who have made outstanding contributions to political science research, teaching and service. APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 APSA awards ! DISSERTATION AWARDS Gabriel A.