The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The history of the Amigos School, a dual-language program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, shows that even seemingly minor changes to admissions processes can significantly shape how a school is perceived — and who applies — tilting preference toward privilege.

Heritage 138

Heritage K-12 Human Rights High School 138

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. Learn how at HEAL Together classes.)

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Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Students first learn about Mississippi history in fourth grade, and that’s the first time they are supposed to delve deeply into the history of the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement is a case history of what it means to be American, and what it means to exercise constitutional rights.”.

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K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 98

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For instance, in 2021 for the first time in its 200-year history the UK Census allowed people the option to state their sexual orientation and gender identity. They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. In this election year, that is why educators are hosting more than 170 events to challenge the media silence and encourage everyone to defend the freedom to learn. If you want to host an event, skip this list and read the action plan further below.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Human Rights History 52

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

After explaining the history of colonization as a process of intense economic extraction and political subjugation by imperial powers, she then explained that decolonization was something far more modest. was still a colonial power in the world. In this article, I begin with a brief overview of SBS in DRG work.

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Anthropology Human Rights Psychology Humanities 90

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We used this discussion to explore representation, power, and fairness—all critical ideas that lay the groundwork for the events leading to the American Revolution. This activity set the stage, refreshing students on key terms and events as we eased into the historical focus of the day. They then designed a visual infographic.

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Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 126

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Rereading what I wrote then about deaf students at the ASDC while witnessing the flattening of Gaza 10 years later feels chilling—a visceral reminder that the history of Palestine, as numerous commentators have observed , did not begin on October 7, 2023. Israel’s genocidal war endangers deaf and disabled Palestinians disproportionately.

Archiving 145

Archiving Anthropology Psychology Government 145

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. ”; and more.

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Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2021

Shocked and upset, they wanted help thinking through how to approach the chaotic, violent events with their students. . In addition: Initial conversations should give students the space to process events. No one can quite agree on what to call the events that unfolded on Jan. Name what happened.

American History 134

American History Human Rights History Government 134

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The mural, which stretches the length of a football field, intersperses student artwork with text from the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was inspired by a group of eighth graders who, in December 2012, just months after Yousafzai’s shooting, had attended a human rights conference in Canada.

Human Rights 131

Human Rights Education Heritage Library 131

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

He’s dead.” ‘We must talk about this real history’: Reactions to ‘divisive concepts’ ban A battle over New Hampshire’s “divisive concepts law” has been brewing in the state since 2021. You have to know your history to understand where you are coming from. The Holocaust is not a single event.

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Teaching Social Studies High School History 145