The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

They are doing so with a slew of anti-trans bills; so many, in fact, that the Human Rights Campaign and many others are calling 2021 the worst year for trans rights in recent history.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Working in Indonesia and Peru, we also use this research, and our close partnerships with local communities and organizations, to spur action that supports gender equality and the basic human right to water. WATER INSECURITY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE The statistics on rising water insecurity are distressing. An estimated “1.8

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As the American Academy of Arts and Science’s 2013 “The Heart of the Matter” report observes, connecting these fields is necessary to solve the world’s biggest problems such as “the provision of clean air and water, food, health, energy, universal education, human rights, and the assurance of physical safety.”.

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ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

Most had a history of school disciplinary infactionsactions. An example of the benefits is the case of Think Equal , a global education initiative endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Office, teaching social emotional learning to 3-5 year olds. Secret Service in 2019. Nearly all experienced negative home-life factors.

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Political Science Now

MAY 22, 2024

She holds a history and political science BA from the College of Wooster. Angela’s research interests span human rights, conflict studies, peace studies, African studies, and politics of the Global South. Angela Danso Gyane is a political science Ph.D.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

There is a long history of US imperial politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout the Cold War, campaigns of discreditation against capitalist alternatives flourished in the United States, and identity-based and human-rights-focused campaigns became more prominent.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 30, 2024

Mealy has developed extensive external partnerships with leaders of other associations such as the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where she has served on the Science and Human Rights Coalition Council since 2017. Dr. Kimberly A.

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Civics U

APRIL 21, 2022

And what are natural rights? Natural rights are rights that are considered to be universal human rights that are granted by nature or God, not granted by society or government and thus not to be revoked by society or government. They are an intrinsic part of human existence.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Now my students know that if I am wearing my BLM shirt or Black History Matters shirt at school it is not a performative act — it means that they can hold me accountable to what I have done in and out of class to show that I am living up to that belief. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 7, 2024

Thus, the 1980s and 1990s were violence-ridden periods fueled by Sikh insurgency, state repression, and human rights abuses. Milliff’s meticulous research demonstrates the valuable contribution of oral histories and interviews in explaining human behavior within insecure and conflict-ridden environments.

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C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

In the context of a social studies classroom, the quote can be a powerful tool to prompt discussions on various topics, such as human rights, cultural understanding, and the interconnectedness of human experiences. It emphasizes the idea that despite our differences, we all share a fundamental humanity that binds us together.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. The Right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth. In Florida, Gov. You can plan other activities.

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Maitri Learning

JUNE 15, 2023

In Montessori, we are instilling the human right of freedom coupled with inner-discipline from the first days of life. That when given the right causes and conditions (like a supportive environment, loving caregivers, education, etc.), First and foremost, Juneteenth is here to remind us the truth of our history.

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Maitri Learning

JUNE 15, 2023

In Montessori, we are instilling the human right of freedom coupled with inner-discipline from the first days of life. That when given the right causes and conditions (like a supportive environment, loving caregivers, education, etc.), First and foremost, Juneteenth is here to remind us the truth of our history.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 13, 2025

Often, those in positions of power try to sustain and justify their hold by controlling the narrative: They may highlight or disappear certain stories, facts, histories, or outcomes. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights where Abalajon served as a translator. She reaffirms her voice with the singularity of i.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. Donate so that we can continue to organize events like these and defend the right of teachers across the United States to teach peoples history. Or plan a history walking tour, book exchange, rally, etc.

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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. In a class with teachers , Delmont explained the relevance of learning this history. We’ll add more once teachers use the new paperback edition.

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

People from those cultures have nuanced histories, perspectives, and experiences in the U.S. describes in her 2015 book “The Making of Asian America: A History”[iii] that the model minority stereotype has roots in World War II and the Cold War, then was proliferated in the 1980s in newspapers and magazines. and in its schools.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Students first learn about Mississippi history in fourth grade, and that’s the first time they are supposed to delve deeply into the history of the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement is a case history of what it means to be American, and what it means to exercise constitutional rights.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often find myself in settings where discussing Palestine, or even mentioning my identity as a Palestinian American, presents more challenges than when I worked in the field of human rights and law. These attacks frequently go beyond the curriculum and become personal. Do you mean Israel?”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The history of the Amigos School, a dual-language program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, shows that even seemingly minor changes to admissions processes can significantly shape how a school is perceived — and who applies — tilting preference toward privilege.

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MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia. They created the entry on Settler colonialism in Canada , describing the important history of the displacement and mistreatment of Canada’s indigenous populations by European settlers. Helaine has a Ph.D.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 25, 2024

His piece, “Israel’s War on Gaza Is Also a War on History, Education, and Children,” connects the attacks in the United States on teaching about race and gender to Israel’s attacks on children, schools, and historical memory in Palestine. history young people have protested to demand justice in the United States and around the world.

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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Her research spans human rights and democratization in Latin America and globally. Mneesha Gellman is associate professor of political science in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, in Boston.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory. Others separate out Israel as a legal issue or a human rights issue. The ways in which these questions are eventually answered by the Department of Education will have implications for how history is taught in schools”.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 31, 2024

Embed from Getty Images In addition to Freedom Schools, the civil rights activists (most in their late teens or early 20s) organized a Freedom Theater ; a Medical Committee for Human Rights ; a legal committee ; a motor fleet ; primary elections; a WATTS communication line; a system of daily check-ins to ensure everyone was safe; and much more.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Teaching real history will not bring children down based on the color of the skin, but will raise them up and inspire them to stand up and not repeat gruesome patterns.” Lizzie Koschnick, student, North Central High School, Indianapolis. “No history teacher. “I Koschnick asked. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Teach the facts.

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Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Corwin Award for the best dissertation in the field of public law Recipient: Lucien Ferguson, Boston College Law School Title: “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights” Harold D.

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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.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 6, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. This year many teachers and students are being attacked for speaking truthfully about Palestinians’ human rights. Defend the Freedom to Learn: June 8 and All Year Long Why a Day of Action? Children’s future depends on what they learn today.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Rereading what I wrote then about deaf students at the ASDC while witnessing the flattening of Gaza 10 years later feels chilling—a visceral reminder that the history of Palestine, as numerous commentators have observed , did not begin on October 7, 2023.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 10, 2024

Below is a lesson, author talks, children’s books, the plight of health care in Gaza, and this day in people’s history entries. Teaching Resources This Day in People’s History Our This Day in People’s History series is searchable by date, theme, and state. Who’s to Blame?

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Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Seeing the actual site where the Declaration was signed gave everyone a sense of place, grounding our conversation in the moment of 1776 and shifting attention from Halloween to history. They carefully planned a way to explain why they wanted to be free and what they believed about human rights.”

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2023

I wrote an op-ed in La Raza called “La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil” — media literacy is a human right. Or in history class, you can analyze old newspapers and see how certain events in history were written about. You pitched this broadcast journalism class to your school.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A Landscape of Discriminatory Policies and Hostile Environments According to the Human Rights Campaign , this has been the “worst year in recent history for LGBTQ state legislative attacks,” with nearly 40 states introducing 238 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in just the first three months of 2022.

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