The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

It was two weeks before the university would be abruptly shut down by the coronavirus, and every corner of the campus seemed jampacked — except this quiet classroom, where a handful of students were studying the societies and cultures of the Caribbean. Will history repeat? Related: How the last recession affected higher education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Ignoring the deep history between civil rights organizations and organized labor, reformers have charged the NAACP with working alongside unions as if corporate America has done black folk many favors. “If If we’ve learned anything from the history of black education, it is that dual systems don’t work.”.

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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. government as well. We could play Fantasy Geography.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

They point to dismal scores on national history and civics exams — less than 25 percent scored as proficient — as proof that schools need to spend more time teaching students core facts about our system of government, and warn that civics projects are displacing that instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

She said she was told that was “just physics culture,” and no action was taken to discipline the student. “It Troy Alim, who has been a social justice activist for the past several years, said he is inspired by the leadership of young Black students and agrees that most of the university statements are window dressing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2018

We don’t like to think of social justice as a zero-sum game. A biased criminal justice system forces us to redefine “merit” when it comes to determining who earned or deserves a scholarship. But the state has to give up the cultural practice and business of punishing black people through mass incarceration.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Together, PUC and LMU designed a program that is centered on social justice theory and includes a focus on how teachers can create more equitable schools and classrooms, according to Leslie Chang, PUC Schools superintendent for instruction and leadership.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I’ll start with a confession: I am not a cultural anthropologist. I call this a “confession” because “ (bio)archaeologists ” like me—scholars who identify with archaeology, biological anthropology, or both—are not necessarily known for centering social theories like Intersectionality in our subdisciplines. Intersectional Anthropology.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

But for now, it’s focused on training existing educators to become more “culturally responsive,” representing diverse cultures and frames of reference in their teaching. But it also shows how hard it can be to change the culture of a school — and the mindsets of its teachers.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. This year, I spent most of my time in a public-facing role representing Hawai?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2019

But our research team, comprised of HMoob-American college students and education researchers, uses the spelling “HMoob” to challenge the colonial history of this ethnic group that originated in southern China. history of violent and destructive military interventions in Southeast Asia and its subsequent refugee outcomes.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government.

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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

These schools often frame their efforts in social justice terms. For example, Launch’s manual states that “encouraging high aspirations in all our students” is meant to “reverse the social engineering of apartheid.” Driven by this critique, he returned to Launch as a history teacher with aims to help “decolonize classrooms.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

They’re adding more faculty who reflect the school’s increasing diversity, introducing cultural programming and establishing counseling and mentoring programs to help Latinx students overcome stubborn academic resource gaps. In response, some universities are starting to cater to their growing Latinx populations.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Now my students know that if I am wearing my BLM shirt or Black History Matters shirt at school it is not a performative act — it means that they can hold me accountable to what I have done in and out of class to show that I am living up to that belief. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Sapiens

APRIL 30, 2025

The purity culture program I participated in asked every girl to place a white rose on the altar beside a statue of Mary, our eyes downturned in a sign of submission. Some practitioners invoke goddesses from their own cultural heritage. Critics call out these practices as cultural appropriation.

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

What sports didn’t offer us was the opportunity to develop awareness and appreciation for our cultural identity. When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. At first, I was annoyed.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

History and the now are impacting students like me so much. History represents our past, present, and future, and it flows through the blood in our veins. Interested in hearing from Ray’Aunnah and other students about social justice topics that matter to them? Have you heard that expression before? ET / 8:30 a.m.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

Immigration has always been a difficult issue to grapple with, but we are in the midst of what will be remembered as a particularly dark time in our history. Conversations about food, clothing and language can be the sum total of what they know about just a few cultures. There are ways to do better.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Another approach is to look into our curricula to find places where the contributions of many cultures can be more fully acknowledged. We’ll be doing this here with a specific focus on Arab cultures. “And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. I also work to create a culturally relevant curriculum. To complement our study of South African history, I have invited South Africans into our classroom. Education is a tool for social justice. It can empower students to stand up for themselves and create change.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The story of a fictional little girl named Heather with two moms enraged conservative families , who were dead-set against a Rainbow curriculum that included teaching social issues in classrooms. “Heather Has Two Mommies” has once again become a lightning rod in culture wars: Credit: Candlewick Press/Penguin Random House.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

If this is our chance to reimagine schools , remembering this history and prioritizing the protection of the black teaching force will be essential to create better places for black students to learn.

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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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Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Here are some interesting reads for teachers and instructional coaches around recommendations around reopening, teaching culturally responsive teaching, and prioritizing student mental health. . Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Anderson, a journalist. Anderson, a journalist.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been a part of United States history since its earliest days.

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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. Neither is the case.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” Books A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Du Bois to Coretta Scott King: The Untold History of the Movement to Ban the Bomb ” by Vincent Intondi.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

After all, while the idea of space exploration inspires technological awe for some, for others its a painful reminder of colonial histories and exploitative capitalist practices here on Earth. I also believe that polemic, critique, and nonviolent conflict are often necessary for achieving human liberation and social justice.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery greets Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady, at the awards ceremony and celebration in honor of Black History Month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on February 23, 2017. Photo: Andy Katz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire. Loeb is white and Buery is black.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. history when black lives mattered.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

One answer is critical teachers of color — a step beyond mere cultural competency. Our sensitivities and cultural competency often offer new ways of seeing for white students. Often teachers of color hold cultural knowledge white students do not. Teaching is not a profession commonly associated to PoC. Lorena German.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We focus on education, health, the environment, public safety and social justice issues. We focus on education, health, the environment, public safety and social justice issues. Howard’s research focuses on race and culture in schools. It was reprinte with permission. One school enrolls mostly black students.

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