The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. 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. Ankita Ajith can recall learning about slavery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And in one IB history class, she said a teacher had students pick cotton seeds off cotton plants to demonstrate the efficiency of the cotton gin, in an attempt to include multiple perspectives in his class. Samuels/The Hechinger Report Virginia’s rewrite of its history curriculum started off with heat and discord. Credit: Christina A.

History 97

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 97

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Before officially launching Vermilion in March, Adams had worked for his alma mater, Hillsdale — a private Christian college in Michigan dedicated to “classical” education, hard-right political advocacy, and spreading its education model nationwide. Also in 2021 came Pennridge’s first serious battles over diversity programs.

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142