Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. Event hosts also reference the Teach Truth Media Guide. This is a national call.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If we want to truly equip our students to understand and navigate the political environment that exists today, we have to think about how we teach the discipline of history more broadly. we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts. To reach every student in the U.S.,

Civics 112

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 112

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. Teaching Stories Teachers who received the hardback edition have shared their appreciation and teaching stories, including those below.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

A group of more than 300 historians and education experts published their answer — a “ Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.” Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? This is particularly true for learning our history. Is American history education the problem?

American History 83

American History History Teaching Civics 83

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.

History 75

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 75

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. Author Andrea Gabor called the violence a “Sputnik moment for teaching civics.”. Education is key,” she said. I personally love it because you know what?

Teaching 133

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 133

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, let us recommit to teaching and working for the dignity of all peoples.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

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.

Education Policy 140

Education Policy Education History Advocacy 140

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. and African American history. Americans have been arguing over what to teach children about U.S. This story also appeared in NBC News.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics History American History 111