The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

government, and only 29 percent said they had a teacher whose primary responsibility is teaching civics. As a country, we have not invested enough in teaching the very fundamental knowledge, skills and dispositions young people need to be informed and engaged participants in our bold experiment in self-government.

Civics 133

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 133

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They shared stories of wolves in sheep’s clothing, covered by titles of police officer, government official, social worker, friend, or teacher, who had in some way or another sabotaged their family’s safety or livelihood. Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often the school curriculum in the United States has told young people — explicitly and implicitly — that some lives matter more than others. We see this hierarchy of human worth playing out now in Gaza and the West Bank, as Israeli government ministers call Palestinians “human animals.” government. Both the U.S.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Is American history education the problem? Second, the sorry state of American history textbooks creates an opportunity to provide new high-quality curriculum options that build knowledge sequentially from kindergarten to 12th grade. Related: Most Mississippians can’t pass U.S. citizenship exam.

American History 103

American History History Teaching Civics 103

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. At the same time, researchers have said that it can be hard to discern which parts of schooling shape people’s political identity, because schools are such complicated places.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. Chris Tims, Iowa high school teacher. This story also appeared in NBC News.

Social Studies 125

Social Studies Civics History American History 125