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The surveillance of our youth

Dangerously Irrelevant

And like some school districts, Southeast Polk also uses a monitoring service that sends weekly emails to parents summarizing their students’ Internet search history. Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. Supreme Court]. Are educators courageous enough to be social media renegades?

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

“We are delighted to welcome Kim Mealy to this critical leadership role. We are very excited about this new chapter in the APSA’s evolution under Kim’s leadership,” said APSA President, Mark Warren. million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4 Dr. Kimberly A.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

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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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

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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OPINION: Palestinian American educators deserve support from their peers

The Hechinger Report

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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COLUMN: Are book bans stopping a Marxist “revolution” or whitewashing the past?

The Hechinger Report

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 Purple for Parents Indiana. It’s a reaction to social advances.”.

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Column: As Betsy DeVos steps down, critics hope it is time to put the public back in public education

The Hechinger Report

“Betsy DeVos has been a total disaster for students’ civil rights for four years as Education Secretary and gets no credit now for resigning 13 days before inauguration,” The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights , the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights coalition, said in a tweet.

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