The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

history, education leaders have started to reckon with how to comprehensively teach history with an antiracism lens. Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The first job I took in Chicago Public Schools in 2007 was at a school where the administration truly valued student and staff input. I remember sitting with students as we interviewed potential new teachers and the students saying things like, “This teacher doesn’t seem like they will be a good fit for our school family.”

Advocacy 120

Advocacy Teaching Public School History Education 120

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to a generous collaboration with Dartmouth College historian Matthew Delmont , the Zinn Education Project sent 14,000 copies of Delmont’s book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad to public school teachers, school librarians, and teacher educators.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Yet for the first time since the NAEP began testing students on civics some 35 years ago, the country has a clear path forward to improving civics and history education.

Civics 129

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 129

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2022

Related: What do classroom conversations about race, identity and history really look like? Scientific research also backs up the benefits of including films in history education. In my experience, using more films in the history classroom raises students’ engagement, participation and understanding of historical concepts.

History 98

History History Education Cultures Public School 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They also include academic enrichment modules, programs that support the mentoring of public school kids by industry leaders, and credentialing scholarships, such as the K12 Strong Workforce Program of the California Community Colleges System. Abrams is chief inclusion officer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

Civics 113

Civics Education Critical Thinking History 113

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

This year, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, and many towns and cities in between, educators will host more than 170 grassroots events on Saturday, June 8 and throughout the month. Here are highlights from the remarks.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86