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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

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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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

It gives students the knowledge and skills to draw connections to present-day events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killings of George Floyd, Michael Brown and other Black Americans, he said. Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Justice, in Philadelphia.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024 Event Highlights

Zinn Education Project

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. Textbooks and high-stakes testing have also long distorted curricula. District of Columbia The D.C.