The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2022

It was “ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ” that educated me on the real-life effects of the military drafts during the Vietnam War. “ I’ve been raised in a culture that celebrates motion pictures but fails to deploy their power in classrooms. Related: What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like?

History 96

History History Education Cultures Public School 96

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Bob Henson High School Social Studies Teacher, Villa Hills, Kentucky In my capacity as a secondary history educator, I strategically incorporated a Democracy Now! I think it is important that the categories include culture, music and family. The selections are short and easily digested.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Our nation has real problems to solve, and many of the solutions will reside in our emerging youth populations of color; but to tap that potential, our schools need to better reflect their histories, experiences and needs. Providing better civics and history education and job training opportunities to our youth is an essential start.

Civics 113

Civics Education Critical Thinking History 113

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 This infusion of resources is a game-changer for educators and students alike.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Indeed, the local Civic Learning Plans its supporters propose would just further fragment the history our students learn. And that in time will weaken any hope of having a shared cultural understanding of what it means to be American. Is American history education the problem? Related: Most Mississippians can’t pass U.S.

American History 98

American History History Teaching Civics 98

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

context and shared cultural history. Teaching While Muslim works to actively include social justice, anti-racist, and anti-Islamophobic curricula and educators in schools. In my capacity as a secondary history educator, I strategically incorporated a Democracy Now!

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And in one IB history class, she said a teacher had students pick cotton seeds off cotton plants to demonstrate the efficiency of the cotton gin, in an attempt to include multiple perspectives in his class. Redrafting of the history standards started in 2021 under the administration of Ralph Northam, the former Democratic governor.

History 94

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 94

ASHP CML

MARCH 3, 2025

The ASHP staff knows that such changes dont emerge overnight; as we look backward and ahead, we remain committed to making our work as history educators help generate greater understanding of the current historical moment. These stories are weaved together through the use of archival footage and nearly constant jazz music.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Archiving American History Government 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s baked into aspects of our culture.” Public schools must teach students about democratic struggles over suffrage and civil rights and the nation’s history of white supremacy. A solution for America’s political crisis isn’t possible if citizens don’t have a firm grasp of what’s causing the problem. It’s baked into institutions.

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In the limited time they did have, Cousineau and several colleagues identified dozens of problems with the new curriculum, from historically misleading statements to the continued issue of the century-plus gap in history education. On such grounds, the letter says, OCR could open an investigation. There’s a lot of work to undo.

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142