The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

We must reimagine schools’ goals and their learning culture, and invent new approaches for learning both new and traditional subjects and topics. The traditional definition of literacy only includes reading and writing. Our education system must swiftly adapt to this new reality. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

K-12 75

K-12 Human Rights Tradition Leadership 75

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thirteen US residents—Black, white, and brown—mixed among about 30 community members sipping tinto , a traditional sweet Colombian coffee, and listening to testimonies of those who had been threatened or lost loved ones due to illegal armed groups or mining projects.

Human Rights 59

Human Rights Anthropology Government Humanities 59

Civics U

JANUARY 27, 2022

These systems will be reviewed by generally applying the rubrics of government power and elections; property and economics; and human rights. The United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 2020 report on Russia’s human rights practices identifies a number of “significant human rights issues”.

Civics 40

Civics Human Rights Government Humanities 40

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

While Wikipedia’s breadth and depth are staggering, it still consists of glaring content gaps, and no where is this more evident than in historically underrepresented areas, such as women, minorities, and non-Western peoples and cultures. They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia.

Political Science 52

Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

Embed from Getty Images In addition to Freedom Schools, the civil rights activists (most in their late teens or early 20s) organized a Freedom Theater ; a Medical Committee for Human Rights ; a legal committee ; a motor fleet ; primary elections; a WATTS communication line; a system of daily check-ins to ensure everyone was safe; and much more.

Human Rights 52

Human Rights History Tradition Humanities 52

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Bunche Award for the best scholarly work in political science that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism Recipient: Melvin Rogers, Brown University Title: The Darkened Light of Faith (Princeton University Press) Robert A.

Political Science 63

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving 63

Sapiens

JANUARY 13, 2025

Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights where Abalajon served as a translator. This collection transports readers to varied localities, enclaves, cultures, cities, and battlefields where injustice and oppression are common enemiesand words the firepower. She reaffirms her voice with the singularity of i.

Anthropology 119

Anthropology History Cultures Archaeology 119

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The project investigates how communities accommodate differences in culturally resonant ways and asks what everyday practices and justifications they draw on to maintain civil relations and avoid conflict and violence. These relationships call on older traditions of religious tolerance in the region. We can and must do more.

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Our world has shrunk due to the spread and influence of popular culture and branding; we are more connected whether physically through higher speed extensive transportation or digitally through the internet. Not just between cultures and groups but also harmony within. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Controversial Topics Humanities 40

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources. Qatar’s laws and cultural norms are based on traditional gender roles and norms.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

While these trends have been underway in the subfields of global health and economic development for some time, increasingly similar demands are being made for the incorporation of SBS into the fields of democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG). In this article, I begin with a brief overview of SBS in DRG work.

Anthropology 80

Anthropology Human Rights Psychology Humanities 80

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Dating back to the 1960’s, it has been tradition for champions of major sports teams to take part in a White House ceremony. Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the black power salute during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in protest of global segregation and human rights violations.

Teaching 95

Teaching Human Rights Government Humanities 95

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The mural, which stretches the length of a football field, intersperses student artwork with text from the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was inspired by a group of eighth graders who, in December 2012, just months after Yousafzai’s shooting, had attended a human rights conference in Canada.

Human Rights 130

Human Rights Education Heritage Library 130