Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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ACRE

JUNE 9, 2023

The history of Dyess Colony, along with the Cash family, hold many stories and learning opportunities. Students can imagine what life would’ve been like living with their families in one of the 500 Dyess homes and think about how the land, home, and history inspired Cash’s music.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Such cases were even more “soul-sapping” than the rigidities of the traditional education system. and ‘What do I think about it?’—that

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. Sign up today.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With thousands of teachers using Zinn Education Project lessons each year, we hear amazing stories about the impact these lessons have in the classroom. History students. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

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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. course targeted by Gov.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. The laws’ chilling effect reaches classrooms nationwide. Who and Where?

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 #TeachTruth events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. The laws’ chilling effect reaches classrooms nationwide. Capital Pride Festival.

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