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TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history

The Hechinger Report

But no matter how the conversation starts, the students — nearly half of whom are Black, Asian, Hispanic or multiracial — often come back to complaints about the lack of diversity in our school’s textbooks and educational materials. I also see my students’ hands go up when we study world religions, and they can share a story from home.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. History class. Victoria was in my U.S.

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OPINION: America’s common narrative exists — and it must include Muslims and refugees

The Hechinger Report

During my scholarly career, beginning with a college honors essay on preachers and theologians who celebrated English monarchy in the American colonies, I have highlighted the consensus that runs through our history. Back in the District of Columbia, African-American history gained two sites. The Martin Luther King, Jr.

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