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TEACHER VOICE: Educators need more resources, skills and partnerships to bring the world into their classrooms

The Hechinger Report

We can do this by taking field trips to local museums and historical sites, inviting experts into our classrooms, participating in programs like Empatico that connect students worldwide, creating robust class libraries and using content-rich curriculums across subject areas to build student knowledge. Related: Schools on U.S.

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

LOUISVILLE Just blocks from where hundreds of protestors gathered near the Ohio River waterfront after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 sits Central High School. The school is steeped in history: It was the first African American public school in Kentucky, and counts boxer Muhammad Ali among its alumni.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024 Event Highlights

Zinn Education Project

and the Phillips County Retired Teachers Association at the Eliza Miller Junior and Senior High School Historic Site, named for educator and philanthropist Eliza Ann Ross Miller. The event was hosted by four Vegas Valley public school librarians. Hosted on June 7 by the West Side Community Hub, Inc.