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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Zinn Education Project

JULY 20, 2024

Historian John Avery Dittmer (October 30, 1939 – July 19, 2024) was the author of key texts on the SNCC and grassroots organizing in Mississippi, including Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi and The Good Doctors: The Medical Committee for Human Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice in Health Care.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

What if our hope that public education can erase inequality is in vain? If there was ever a time to ask big, heretical questions about American K-12 education, it’s when schooling has been thrown into chaos by a pandemic, and Americans’ faith in institutions, including schools, is at ebb tide. But what if he’s right?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

If you’re wondering if you can say the N-word, Black at Tulane has a detailed Instagram story explaining the history of the word and who should and shouldn’t say it. This story about ‘Black at’ was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. Books: School leadership for social justice. Liberatory education methods and protocols , Rashad. By themselves, they are not enough.

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

When Schools Don't Invest in the Arts, It Harms Students Evidence shows that arts education builds empathy, promotes healthy social development and helps students engage with others, but unfortunately, not all students have access. First, school leaders and educators must prioritize community partnerships.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Rita Green, the Washington state education chair for the NAACP, volunteered on the parent-teacher group at Rainier Beach High from 2007 to 2016. The real issue is Washington state just needs to fully fund education. A key priority at the meeting: Ensuring all children had access to a good education and skilled teachers.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 14, 2025

The film includes the history of convict leasing, the Jim Crow era disenfranchisement and lynching of African Americans, the war on drugs, and the prison-industrial complex. The post Beyond Wildfires: 13th Amendment and Incarcerated Labor appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

renowned political scientist, distinguished educator, and cherished mentor, passed away on January 26, 2025, at the age of 93. He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. ’s dedication to education, public service, and social justice.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

history designed to maintain white supremacy that receive little attention in corporate curricula. The Zinn Education Project provides free resources to teach outside the textbook about the Tulsa Massacre and the continuing history of institutionalized racism and displacement. This is one of countless massacres in U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 16, 2024

In this election year, the Zinn Education Project developed an interactive Teach Truth pop-up display to raise awareness about the growing threat of anti-history education laws and book bans. Educators and organizations from all over the United States signed up to use the display on the Teach Truth Day of Action and beyond.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The credentialing world has grown significantly in the last few years , resulting in an evolving and sometimes undefined digital education model. Yet, there is clear value in digital credentials within higher education and job-embedded professional learning. What are the advantages for learners to use digital credentialing?

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

As educators, we must provide our students with the tools and resources they need to make informed decisions about their future careers. Job Skills for Students While middle school students are not yet ready to look into higher education and figure out their exact career path, the earlier they start thinking about it, the better.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

There are many things in history that do not have two equal opposing sides: slavery, genocide, imperialism, colonialism, segregation, etc. Educators should help students understand how oppressors justified their actions in history without giving credit to their arguments. We stand up for truth, justice, and decency.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

The course is part of the public university’s African and African Diaspora Studies master’s program, whose previous graduates have gone on to get doctorates or jobs in public policy, diplomacy, law, criminal justice, education, public health and journalism. Ohio has reduced its funding for higher education by $110 million.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Folks in higher education might be sick of the word “pivot” by now, but that’s undeniably what colleges and universities across the country have been doing a lot of since the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the education sphere. We’ve rounded up a few highlights from the findings.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Julian Ambriz (left), a teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project this year, works with his mentor, Justin Gutierrez (right), a physical education teacher, during a training session in July. For years, education reformers, particularly in the charter school world, have focused on recruiting the best teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

Peyton’s testimony is an example of “action civics,” a growing, if controversial, trend in American education of which Massachusetts is the undisputed leader. Larry Paska, the National Council for the Social Studies. Related: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Gavin Newsom signed the change into state law , the first adjustment to the general education curriculum in 40 years. Related: How one university is luring coveted honor students with racial justice. history course.” history course,” she said. In August, Gov. Efforts elsewhere have been less successful.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. government as well.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. Related: How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kimberlé Crenshaw stated that in its original formulation, Intersectionality worked to expose “ how single-axis thinking undermines legal thinking, disciplinary knowledge production, and struggles for social justice.” Many people in U.S.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

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. Why do we have to spend so much time fighting for these things when we should be focusing on our education?”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Rather, it’s a systematic, sweeping inequity that pervades our country’s education system and separates the “have” districts from the have-nots. Inadequate educational support is nothing new. Throughout history, we have seen how educational institutions show pervasive bias toward black and brown students.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

For the past three summers, educators, students, parents, and allies have joined across the country to speak out against politicians attempting to restrict the freedoms of educators and students. Follow the conversation on Twitter: #TeachTruth The post Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2020

“It’s unprecedented,” said Geoffrey Young, the AAMC’s senior director for student affairs and programs, who compares it to another response to a traumatic moment in American history: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. Ten percent identify themselves as multiracial.). “I

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

Educate yourself if you are unsure how to begin. Learning for Justice has excellent resources, and I recommend talking through lessons with colleagues or even practicing them together. I prepared by selecting supporting books that would allow us to talk about identity, history, children’s voices and white privilege.

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Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 19, 2024

This approach to professional development recognizes teachers as intellectuals and brings people together from across the country to deepen their understanding of the vital history of the Black Freedom Struggle. Register today to reinvigorate your practice of teaching critically about issues of race, justice, and equity.

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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. While my digital experiences trained me for these interactions, this frustration fuels me as a cyber educator.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Emily House, executive director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. “It It’s a real barrier,” said Zora Mulligan, the state’s commissioner of higher education.) Laura Perna, executive director, Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania.

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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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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 19, 2024

It is important for young people to learn about the roots of the crisis and the long history of resistance. news segments on Haiti Social Justice Books recommended books for K–12 and educators The post Teaching About Haiti appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2019

Our study documents some of the ways that the historical processes of colonization and displacement are reproduced in the United States, specifically through the education system. On the surface, the purpose of higher education is to support all students in their growth academically, socially and economically.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lewis (he/him/his) is an identity politics researcher, social justice activist, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the historic Tuskegee University. 254, Adopted February 17, 2021.

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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. Its experience shows how committed educators can create classrooms where all students feel respected and included. It’s our responsibility to students.”.

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