Civics U

JANUARY 27, 2022

Preface Part I briefly summarized democracy and capitalism, socialism, and communism as major and currently familiar forms of government and economy, and the predominant systems in the United States, Russia, and China respectively. The country has a wealth of oil and gas reserves, and the government has control over major economic activities.

Civics 40

Civics Human Rights Government Humanities 40

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Human rights experts and activists have named the situation in Palestine “ scholasticide ” or “ educide ,” terms that refer to the systematic destruction of a people’s educational system. Protecting academic freedom and freedom of expression is crucial—especially given the widespread silencing of Palestinian human rights advocacy.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 130

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Even for those deaf Palestinians whose families do know sign language or share a kind of homesign system , blackouts due to power cuts by the Israeli government make communication in a visual-gestural language even more difficult at night.

Archiving 130

Archiving Anthropology Psychology Government 130

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. It also emphasizes moments and movements of resistance and activism that inform climate justice work today.

Teaching 52

Teaching Social Justice K-12 Human Rights 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

By displaying the posters and photos of the teachers holding them up along the main hallway, my hope was that our trans students knew that despite what was happening in the state government, our staff and school would affirm and celebrate them. Within five minutes of entering the room, a student waved me over and told me that they were trans.

Education 123

Education K-12 Advocacy Government 123

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We started by wrapping up our government voice inquiry with a Thick Slide summary and fast Gimkit reviews, then dived into Sketch and Tell-o on Loyalist perspectives and Enlightenment ideas with Parafly paraphrasing exercises. They carefully planned a way to explain why they wanted to be free and what they believed about human rights.”

Primary Sources 83

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 83

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2021

Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico have suffered at least 1,544 incidents of rape, murder, torture or other violent attacks — including 341 kidnappings or attempted kidnappings of children, according to Human Rights First. The district said it had informed them that immunizations were available through charitable donations.).

Junior High 110

Junior High Elementary School Human Rights Public School 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. People are dying at the intersections of ignorance, gender, race and sex. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group. Teen pregnancy in the U.S.

Social Justice 58

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 58

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. Al-Haq is an independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in Ramallah, West Bank. .

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

“Certainly, as long as human beings are running schools, you’re going to have that possibility,” she said, adding that the goal is to have policies and procedures in place that uphold the law and protect kids, while keeping parents informed. Advocates wonder why the federal government hasn’t stepped in to quash the practice entirely.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School Government High School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Grove City College, which sued the federal government for linking accepting federal financial aid with following anti-discrimination rules. In the storm over how much money the federal government spends on student aid, and the spiraling amount of federal loan debt graduates face, Hillsdale College is an oasis.

Government 49

Government Human Rights K-12 Advocacy 49

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2021

In my view, this was an “insurrection,” a violent uprising against a government. Reminding students to consider the source of their information, and that all media has some bias, is a critical first step. Subsequent conversations can focus on media literacy. As so many others have pointed out, the events of Jan.

American History 134

American History Human Rights History Government 134