History Education Public School Social Studies 
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 27, 2020
In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes. Related: Students sick of ‘lip service’ from universities over racism.
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.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result.
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.
Zinn Education Project
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. public school educators — see press release Petition to Encourage Jackson Reed High School (in Washington, D.C.) Independence or Catastrophe?
The Hechinger Report
MAY 28, 2021
Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? This is particularly true for learning our history. First, strengthen history curricula at the state level, which — for better or for worse — is where the authority rests to control curriculum. Is American history education the problem?
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. Public schools must teach students about democratic struggles over suffrage and civil rights and the nation’s history of white supremacy.
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