The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Those who are Black, indigenous, students of color, disabled or undocumented may encounter in-person surveillance and exclusionary discipline policies that limit their access to equitable education. This return may be especially painful now because many of these students thrived with remote schooling. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Teaching Human Rights High School History 115

Sapiens

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Working in Indonesia and Peru, we also use this research, and our close partnerships with local communities and organizations, to spur action that supports gender equality and the basic human right to water. And critically, we partnered with local women activists who promote education and social change to address water insecurity.

Anthropology 135

Anthropology Government Cultures Psychology 135

ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

In parallel, though, we also need to double down on “softening” schools—to focus on building social emotional skills of students and educators and strengthen relationships between students and educators. schools now have controlled access to the building, up from 75 percent in 2000, according to Education Department data.

Human Rights 107

Human Rights Humanities Elementary School Middle School 107

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

But they seem to miss the most important education of all: how to relate their specialization to others in an increasingly interconnected world. The point is that the connections between humanities and science have been lost in today’s separation of disciplines. And how can educators and institutions change things?

Humanities 87

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 87

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb. In his most famous case, Brown v.

Museum 52

Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

There is a long history of US imperial politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout the Cold War, campaigns of discreditation against capitalist alternatives flourished in the United States, and identity-based and human-rights-focused campaigns became more prominent.

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Human Rights Anthropology Government Humanities 59

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Helaine Blumenthal, Wiki Education For the past several years, MPSA has been partnering with Wiki Education to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of topics related to Political Science. Wiki Education supports faculty at institutions of higher education in the U.S. The results of this partnership are truly astounding.

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Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

Civics U

APRIL 21, 2022

And what are natural rights? Natural rights are rights that are considered to be universal human rights that are granted by nature or God, not granted by society or government and thus not to be revoked by society or government. They are an intrinsic part of human existence.

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Civics Human Rights Government American History 40

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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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Maitri Learning

JUNE 15, 2023

In Montessori, we are instilling the human right of freedom coupled with inner-discipline from the first days of life. That when given the right causes and conditions (like a supportive environment, loving caregivers, education, etc.), First and foremost, Juneteenth is here to remind us the truth of our history.

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Pedagogy Human Rights Humanities Cultures 40

Maitri Learning

JUNE 15, 2023

In Montessori, we are instilling the human right of freedom coupled with inner-discipline from the first days of life. That when given the right causes and conditions (like a supportive environment, loving caregivers, education, etc.), First and foremost, Juneteenth is here to remind us the truth of our history.

Pedagogy 40

Pedagogy Human Rights Humanities Cultures 40

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) contains markers like socioeconomic status, financial security, educational attainment, and life expectancy, all of which tells a story of Asian American progress and achievement.

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Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

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. Learn how at HEAL Together classes.)

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Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

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History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. It is what inspired them to pursue a career in education. Do you mean Israel?”

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K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 117

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Students first learn about Mississippi history in fourth grade, and that’s the first time they are supposed to delve deeply into the history of the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination. Some blame their teachers, some blame the textbooks, some blame the state for not prioritizing public education funding.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The boy was admitted, though, and is now in seventh grade; Searle believes he received a wonderful education at school No. In Boston, the dual-language programs significantly under-enroll students with disabilities, partly out of a misconception that learning in two languages isn’t appropriate for many students with special education needs.

Heritage 136

Heritage K-12 Human Rights High School 136

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 25, 2024

But here it is twisted into a cudgel to cancel speeches, enact police violence, and otherwise suppress the voices of students and educators of conscience. Read More People’s History of Student Activism Denver police and a crowd of about 300 people, many of them students, clash on the steps of West High School on March 20, 1969.

Human Rights 144

Human Rights Humanities K-12 History 144

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Their mission is to “transform the educational aspirations and economic realities” of township communities by preparing youth for first-generation higher education and social mobility. Founded in 2004, Launch is a network of eight low-fee private schools serving grades eight through twelve across four of South Africa’s nine provinces.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy Devos at the Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House. I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory. First, the Education Department suggests that Judaism is a religion and also an ethnicity. May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. And anti-Semitism too.

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Ancestry History Human Rights Tradition 72

Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a voting rights campaign with lessons for today. Freedom Summer was organized by activists in the South to draw national attention to the white supremacist terror that denied African Americans their basic rights to education, fair labor, voting, land, assembly, healthcare, and more.

Human Rights 52

Human Rights History Tradition Humanities 52

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. Israel’s legislature is currently considering a bill requiring the Council for Higher Education to fire professors who show “support for terrorism,” a coded phrase often interpreted to include criticisms of the state.

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Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

During a recent visit to Indiana, I watched a video from Purple for Parents Indiana, a chapter of a national group that pushes parental rights with a goal to “protect children from harmful agendas saturating the education system.”. Related: OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished and everyone loses’.

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Library Social Justice History Psychology 112

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Corwin Award for the best dissertation in the field of public law Recipient: Lucien Ferguson, Boston College Law School Title: “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights” Harold D.

Political Science 63

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving 63

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. Mary Beth Tinker, Tinker v.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Human Rights History Education 52

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The ASDC, established in 1992, is not just an educational institution but a nonprofit organization that provides a whole host of services to deaf Gazans, including vocational training, audiology and speech therapy, community training and awareness-raising programs, and even a restaurant.

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Archiving Anthropology Psychology Government 145

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 10, 2024

Below is a lesson, author talks, children’s books, the plight of health care in Gaza, and this day in people’s history entries. Teaching Resources This Day in People’s History Our This Day in People’s History series is searchable by date, theme, and state. Who’s to Blame?

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K-12 Social Justice Human Rights History 52

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Seeing the actual site where the Declaration was signed gave everyone a sense of place, grounding our conversation in the moment of 1776 and shifting attention from Halloween to history. They carefully planned a way to explain why they wanted to be free and what they believed about human rights.”

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Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 126

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.

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Education K-12 Advocacy Government 128

ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2023

Miller Educator of the Year award. She talked about making the leap from journalism to education and why the most tech-savvy generation of students still needs a guiding hand to navigate the media landscape. Miller Educator of the Year in recognition of her news literacy work with students.

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Critical Thinking Human Rights History High School 139

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at a White House meeting, March 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning.

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Advocacy Education Private School Leadership 137

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

But as the Trump administration steps up arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants — including those with no criminal history who were previously considered low priority — sanctuary coalitions are spreading across the country, with more than 1,100 congregations participating. They know how important education is.”.

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History Human Rights High School Humanities 103

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Within this book, I contributed a chapter on ‘Diversity and Discrimination’ through my work with Diverse Educators. The book also covers topics such as engaging parents/carers, sex education, and media literacy. Supporting those falls under education, health care and perhaps social care. Why are these important?

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

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. While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Johnson is the principal of Mississippi’s Collins Elementary School, where the paddle remains a staple of the educational experience. As of late April, educators pulled out the paddle 20 times on kindergartners, twice on first graders, 31 times on second graders, 16 times on third graders and 10 times on fourth graders.

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Elementary School Public School High School Government 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

It’s “a matter of principle,” David Whalen, Hillsdale’s provost, said of the college’s refusal to participate in federal financial-aid programs, which fall under what is known as Title IV of the laws that govern higher education. Whalen said: “As everyone knows, where there is money there is control.”.

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Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 60