The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. history, education leaders have started to reckon with how to comprehensively teach history with an antiracism lens. In June, with Sarah Frayer, an elementary school teacher and instructional coach in Washington, D.C.,

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The report suggests that schools must teach students the skills they need to be savvy consumers of news and information they encounter online. And that work must begin early, the authors say – in elementary school, ideally.

Civics 112

Civics Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 112

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I would definitely recommend this article and lesson to other educators who are looking for a way to teach their students about climate change. Bob Henson High School Social Studies Teacher, Villa Hills, Kentucky In my capacity as a secondary history educator, I strategically incorporated a Democracy Now!

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Redrafting of the history standards started in 2021 under the administration of Ralph Northam, the former Democratic governor. But in August 2022, the new proposed standards, which included recommendations from the state’s African American History Education Commission, were put on hold to allow Youngkin appointees a chance to review them.

History 98

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 98

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

That June, a local parent-teacher DEI group — formed to address student reports of racism and homophobia — installed a bulletin board display in Seylar Elementary School featuring collages representing Juneteenth, the Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, and Pride.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143