ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. And I think it really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. This innovative approach has been working for well over 10 years.

K-12 139

K-12 Education Human Rights EdTech 139

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The point is that the connections between humanities and science have been lost in today’s separation of disciplines. Indeed, a recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discovered that humanities and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training majors largely dwell in different silos.

Humanities 75

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 75

ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2023

And I'm happy doing what I'm doing, teaching students, helping them develop their critical thinking skills. I wrote an op-ed in La Raza called “La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil” — media literacy is a human right. I decided to quit when I was at the top of my career and start a new project and new mountain.

Critical Thinking 137

Critical Thinking Human Rights History Teaching 137

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Human rights experts and activists have named the situation in Palestine “ scholasticide ” or “ educide ,” terms that refer to the systematic destruction of a people’s educational system. Protecting academic freedom and freedom of expression is crucial—especially given the widespread silencing of Palestinian human rights advocacy.

Anthropology 128

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 128

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Looking through the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), you can find relatable wording to each of the seven objectives summarised above. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. People are dying at the intersections of ignorance, gender, race and sex. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group.

Social Justice 54

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 54

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We see this hierarchy of human worth playing out now in Gaza and the West Bank, as Israeli government ministers call Palestinians “human animals.” Projects and Organizations Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel Adalah (“justice” in Arabic) is an independent human rights organization and legal center.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52