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. Several of them bravely brought their own familial and personal experiences into class discussion.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies Middle School 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

At the new board’s first meeting in January 2022, members of its new majority attacked proposed AP World History textbooks for not focusing enough on the “meat and potatoes of history,” and complained that elementary social studies didn’t adequately “focus on the greatness of America.” Then there was the curriculum.

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 142

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. The federal government spends roughly $50 per student on STEM education each year and only 5 cents on social studies.

Social Studies 116

Social Studies Civics History American History 116