The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2016

Ideas — and beach balls — were flying as students at the New York Emoti-Con event kicked off the day with an exercise in low-tech problem solving: use beach balls, inner tubes and foam pool noodles to design a simple game. Keynote speaker and game designer Ramsey Nasser instructed them. Photo: Jamie Martines.

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All Things Pedagogical

MAY 11, 2024

That we are supposed to see the good faith they say- these things take time, even though human rights legislation and equity guidance has been on the books for decades in many places. that we are told we are supposed to have gratitude for. I know deeply how much this is long game work.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

It is essential that we have discussions (and not just once) about these current events in the classroom, reassuring students that their lives and concerns are front and center. Here are three of many examples that can shed a light on events today, for teachers to deepen their own understanding and that of their students.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 9, 2025

Our in-person events are held on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting. APSA sponsors in-person and virtual dissertation workshops annually. Each full-day workshop includes six PhD candidates who present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty members who lead the workshop and moderate discussions.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. A Human Rights Watch report from 2008 chronicles more accounts in a section titled “‘The Devil’s Bargain’: Choosing to be Beaten.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Creative Challenges and Competitions: Organize events that encourage out-of-the-box thinking. Global Ethical Issues Integration: Incorporate discussions on global challenges like AI ethics, sustainability, and human rights. Student-led Initiatives: Encourage students to lead clubs, events, or community projects.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

When catered events resumed, her mom got her job back and an invitation to stay at a friend’s place in San Francisco until a few paychecks added up to enough for a rent deposit. We will not fix homelessness until the federal government believes that housing is a human right,” Ronen said. But it’s something.

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2023

I wrote an op-ed in La Raza called “La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil” — media literacy is a human right. Or in history class, you can analyze old newspapers and see how certain events in history were written about. You pitched this broadcast journalism class to your school.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And the school’s founder, Mary Cazabon, engaged in constant grassroots outreach, attending community events and churches, like Cambridge’s bilingual Saint Mary’s church, where she spread word about the school and the benefits of learning in two languages. “We

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

Embed from Getty Images In addition to Freedom Schools, the civil rights activists (most in their late teens or early 20s) organized a Freedom Theater ; a Medical Committee for Human Rights ; a legal committee ; a motor fleet ; primary elections; a WATTS communication line; a system of daily check-ins to ensure everyone was safe; and much more.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

At the beginning of our unit on the WWII, I talked to the students about how the war, like many events in American history, impacted people in different ways and our goal was to see the war with new eyes through specific groups of people who lived it. I really enjoyed the book and wanted to share it with my students.

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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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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In earlier grades, students are supposed to learn how Mississippians contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and the events that happened here. For instance California — with barely any Civil Rights Movement details in its social studies standards — received an F. That was far from the worst grade in the 2011 report.

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Looking through the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), you can find relatable wording to each of the seven objectives summarised above. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

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. This year many teachers and students are being attacked for speaking truthfully about Palestinians’ human rights. Mary Beth Tinker, Tinker v. Who and Where?

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources. If a major sporting event like a World Cup is not the right opportunity to speak out and address inequality and injustice, then when is !?

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The two hosts of the event immediately grew uncomfortable and strategically ended the recording just as a long-serving bureaucrat answered the question affirmatively, confessing his personal belief that the U.S. 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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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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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 23, 2024

These failures have emboldened those who weaponize intimidation and hate to silence differing views, and reduced the event to a reflection of the very injustices it was created to confront. Dr. Barakat is a physician, humanitarian, and advocate for social and human rights.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2019

She said education should be seen as a fundamental human right for everyone, “regardless of their status, regardless of where they live.”. While Morín appreciated the gesture, she noted that it was in response to a specific event. She said being a transborder student is a daily reality, not an emergency situation. “It’s

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Disability scholars and activists push back against what they recognize as Israel’s “ disability-washing ” and “ accessibility washing ,” or using the rhetoric of disability rights to deflect attention away from other human rights abuses while at the same time justifying those abuses. It is also a cause of disability.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learn More Fight for Life in Cancer Alley New Human Rights Watch Report Human Rights Watch released a devastating new report called, “We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone. Download the lesson for free.

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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. Includes Q&A sections with extensive resources on “How do I answer students’ questions about current events in Israel and Gaza?”; ”; and more.

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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.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2020, after events including the mass shooting two years earlier that killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, New Hampshire passed a law requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides in grades 8 through 12. The Holocaust is not a single event. The Holocaust is not a single event.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Aside from a playful interlude featuring covers of John Mellencamp and Lynyrd Skynyrd that brought attendees clad in sequined MAGA wear and American Flag-inspired fashion to their feet, the event felt less organized — and less joyful — than past years. Heidi Ross, another grandmother, traveled from Buckeye, Arizona, to help out at the event.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Kristan Hawkins] Thank you all for coming to tonight’s event. If Hawkins came ready for a debate, that’s probably because surveys show that most women with some college education or a degree support abortion rights under most circumstances. In all, about 70 people attended Hawkins’s event at Harvard.

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