The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

They believe that kids, no matter what grade they are in, should learn history through an antiracist lens, not only learning about the role of white supremacy and racism in history, but doing so in a way that empowers them to pursue social justice. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

As teachers we are often nervous about discussing current events with elementary school students. I have learned, though, that to not talk about race and current events is negligent to our students, their families and our society. Current events happen. Racism is real. Don’t be that teacher.

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Social Justice Elementary School Humanities Leadership 98

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. The area struggles with high unemployment, homelessness and crime. It’s a place where one in five residents lives below the poverty line.

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Education Social Justice Tutoring Advocacy 118

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Related: More Latino students earning high school diplomas wrestle stubborn equity gap. It is not logical that students at a social justice-oriented school are learning the complexities of race and socioeconomic status in an environment that is majority white and upper-class.”. “We Next stop, college. “It

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2017

Why are psychologists documenting back to school anxiety , showing increases in mental health events for children during the school year after a dramatic decline over the summer, including an extreme anxiety labeled school refusal , a disorder marked by a child refusing to go to school on a regular basis?

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Social Justice Education High School Cultures 83

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We might even take a cue from Michael Hathorn’s high school history students in Hartford, Vermont and use tools like Google SketchUp to make a historical model of our city or town.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Andrea Maldonado was diagnosed with Graves’ disease during her sophomore year of high school, which stopped her from swimming competitively and began impacting her mental health. The numbers don’t reflect the impact the pandemic and social justice movements over police killings have had on Black youth.

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Social Justice Research High School Education 102

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2020

Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Coronavirus Chronicles 007 – Mendon-Upton Regional School District. Coronavirus Chronicles 022 – Grossmont Union High School District. Leadership during a crisis: Class update 1. Coronavirus Chronicles 014 – Istituto Comprensivo Torgiano-Bettona.

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Leadership Social Justice High School Education 63

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

.” But if you happen to live in a place where conversations about race are allowed or even encouraged in school, or if you’ve decided that it’s worth it to try despite the risk — I’m here to recommend two books that will be incredibly helpful companions in that work.

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Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

Broken Arrow Public Schools – Broken Arrow, Okla. Holden Rowe, a science teacher, is a positive leader at Broken Arrow High School. Alicia is also committed to equity and social justice. Broken Arrow Public Schools – Broken Arrow, Okla. ” Holden Rowe. Jill Taylor.

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Social Justice Archiving Public School Project-Based Learning 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

All study group members will attend at least three invitation-only events, including the national welcoming event and closing event. Generally, there is one special event, workshop, class, or training per month. All of these events are online.)

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ray’Aunnah Tillis is a senior from Middletown City School District. I’m a senior at Middletown High School in Middletown, Ohio. For the past three years, I’ve participated in the Students for Equitable Education (SEE) Summit , a national social justice event that’s designed and led by students from across the country.

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Social Justice History Cultures High School 147

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2013, families at a Seattle high school raked in more than $100,000 for a raffle to win a Tesla Model S. The year before, the parent teacher association at Garfield High cleared $40,000 in raffle tickets for a Nissan Leaf. This story also appeared in South Seattle Emerald and The Nation. Credit: Kam Yee. Credit: Dawn Larson.

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Public School Education K-12 Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

Last fall, Marielle Williamson, a senior at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, set up a table just outside her school’s college center. But when she began planning a similar event this spring, school administrators pushed back. The school district did say its food services program follows USDA guidelines. “We

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Heritage Social Justice High School Government 105

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

high schools each year. This past year, for example, they researched and discussed the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as gun violence in schools. Over 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States, two million of whom are under the age of 18, according to the U.S.

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Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Elementary School 101

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

One day this spring, Victoria Trice’s high school students in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, peered through virtual reality headsets as part of a lesson on Afrofuturism. LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. The caucus also develops polic y and sponsors educational events on behalf of the African-American members of the Ohio General Assembly. When we launched the Prentiss Charney Fellowship, C.

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Social Justice Leadership Civics Economics 109

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. Sign up here.

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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

So when they heard about a week-long program in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills that would teach them about the Civil Rights Movement of the past and how it connects to the social justice struggle of today, they were eager to attend. Several referred to the event as “civil rights camp.”.

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History Teaching Social Justice Advocacy 81

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Related: More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit. That’s slightly lower than the 24 percent of recent high school graduates who aren’t in college who said they’d used them. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice.

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Social Justice Cultures High School Educational Technology 98

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

Textbooks and high-stakes testing have also long distorted curricula. In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 #TeachTruth events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. Here are descriptions and photos from some of the events. Capital Pride Festival.

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Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics | Map of Sites Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events Join us to defend the freedom to learn. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. Sign up today.

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Teaching Historic Sites Museum Library 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. With thousands of books banned, Social Justice Books has selected titles that address social issues , such as When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball. Order buttons.

Education 52

Education Library Social Justice K-12 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. Those who haven’t, often don’t have a clue.

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Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 108

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We offer lessons and resources for the classroom, along with stories about organizing for environmental justice. It also emphasizes moments and movements of resistance and activism that inform climate justice work today. Invisible in air and water, toxins should be made visible in the curriculum.

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Teaching Social Justice K-12 Human Rights 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

A litany of recent events link supporters of presidential hopeful Donald Trump to racist, sometimes violent, behavior at political rallies. For example, this year, my co-author Lorena German’s high school English class worked on important aspects of American society and history while working through traditional units of study.

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K-12 Social Justice Cultures High School 76

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. Rethinking Schools : Teach Palestine. Includes Q&A sections with extensive resources on “How do I answer students’ questions about current events in Israel and Gaza?”;

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Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 22, 2025

Kaley Duong, a recent high school graduate, on the Seattle Teach Truth history of 1919 walking tour. Along the way, participants learn about history they wish they had learned in school. The event was covered by two news channels. By Chloe Collyer. Read a description of their action and the full history scripts.

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History Teaching Historic Sites Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2021

Her lessons those first two weeks focused on exploring what makes an event, or figures, historically significant. On average, 84 percent of them graduate from high school, just shy of the national average. But at a handful of the district’s high schools, only 1 in 5, students receive a diploma.

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Middle School Teaching High School Heritage 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2023

In a striking change from the first Joyful Warriors National Summit in Tampa, Florida, last July, where protesters were few, the second gathering in Philadelphia June 29 – July 2 was met with pushback from social justice advocates and parent activists opposed to the group’s right-wing policies. “It

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Social Justice K-12 Museum Public School 126