Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings. Some of their ongoing projects include examining book collections, offering workshops on gender and racism, and creating a curriculum for teaching local Black history all year long.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Just under 60 percent of the students are English language learners, and just over 60 percent have been deemed socioeconomically disadvantaged, though that’s an undercount according to the school’s staff who say many of their families are also undocumented or under-documented. The answer that night was no, but the question hung in the air.

High School 145

High School Elementary School Human Rights Middle School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2022

After the Supreme Court announced its decision, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued a statement saying that any private, religious school receiving public dollars would be required to adhere to the anti-discrimination provisions found within the state’s Human Rights Act. I think the area of law is in flux.

Private School 23

Private School Human Rights Advocacy Public School 23

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The training not only gave teachers the opportunity to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement, but also taught them how to pull documents from the archives to enhance and enrich their classroom materials. RELATED: The districts that use outdated textbooks to teach about the Civil Rights Movement.

K-12 91

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 91

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

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

As of December 11, over 100 children had yet to be reunited with their families, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees their care. (A Bennion adds this doesn’t mean the persecution didn’t happen — sometimes there just isn’t sufficient public documentation. Due to their U.S.

History 87

History Human Rights Humanities High School 87

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance document for promoting British Values in SMSC development splits these four values into seven objectives. They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Department for Education (2014). online] GOV.UK.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

Education 115

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 115

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.” ” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document. ”; and more.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Children who shouldn’t be paddled are paddled anyway, usually when parent letters get lost, or because school officials don’t check their lists before doling out corporal punishment, a problem documented both inside and outside Covington County. Covington County Superintendent Babette Duty chalks those cases up to human error.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School Government High School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Thirty-eight religiously affiliated institutions have received exemptions from Title IX, according to a list released by the Education Department under pressure from Democrats in Congress after the gay rights organization the Human Rights Campaign used public-records laws to help expose the practice.

Government 48

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 48