The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Advocates for this curricular change say students need to learn about a breadth of subjects so they can make informed decisions in their community. history course.” history course,” she said. Race and ethnic studies courses often provide students with information they might not have otherwise learned.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

There are many things in history that do not have two equal opposing sides: slavery, genocide, imperialism, colonialism, segregation, etc. Educators should help students understand how oppressors justified their actions in history without giving credit to their arguments. Leadership for social justice: Class update 1.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

Subjects like this provide “a more responsible and informed approach that is about creating justice and about righting the wrongs of the past,” she says. Will history repeat? Andrea Queeley teaches her course about societies and cultures of the Caribbean at Florida International University. I don’t think so.”.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. government as well. We could play Fantasy Geography.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Throughout history, we have seen how educational institutions show pervasive bias toward black and brown students. The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. Here are highlights from the remarks.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

When her children moved to the next grade, we met with their new teachers to share background information to build continuity of support. We spent time discussing the progress of each of her children, sharing strategies and making connections with organizations in the community.

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Zinn Education Project

MAY 30, 2024

The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. For a list of locations and activities, click here. What : Day of Action to Teach the Truth National Press Call (The Day of Action is on June 8. )

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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

Politics and Pedagogies of Aspiration Launch frames its trauma-informed approach to life orientation and its spatial pedagogy of outings as means to enhance black youth aspiration. These schools often frame their efforts in social justice terms.

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Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 19, 2024

This approach to professional development recognizes teachers as intellectuals and brings people together from across the country to deepen their understanding of the vital history of the Black Freedom Struggle. Register today to reinvigorate your practice of teaching critically about issues of race, justice, and equity.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

It feels really good to say, ‘I believe in this and that,’” said Dawn Larson, a social justice and equity co-chair of the Green Lake PTA. “To Parents from both schools believe they learned how to share power and advocate together for greater change within a system that often rewards a vocal minority of white voters. “It

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Raoul Contreras, a professor who leads the Latino studies program housed in the minority studies department, notes that in the last year, the school cut a Puerto Rican history class he taught. At IU Northwest, in the absence of these kinds of programs, some Latinx students have created their own informal peer cohorts.

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Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

My graduate education at The Wright Institute focused on a clinician-to-society social justice model, has been invaluable and worth every penny. There are many reports in the media of the failures of the PSLF program, but for me, it was a success. It worked for me, and it can work for you too.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Within this framework, he concentrated on key concepts such as power, conflict, social justice, equality, relative deprivation, and representation. His scholarship focused on the study of government, politics, and political actors, with an emphasis on their origins, foundations, and interactions with groups and individuals.

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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. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states. In Florida, Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

But if you could see all the information flying around you — from radar to satellite communications to the conversations on social media — it would be unbelievable.”. The EBS slice of spectrum is further obscured by a history that actually predates the internet. “Spectrum can seem almost magical,” Snider said.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

But some researchers fear this gene screening work could be misapplied and used to further racist or eugenic thinking, even though race is a social, not a genetic, classification. There could be other ways of using this genetic information. Will someone be mad enough to track or stream on the basis of genetic predispositions?”

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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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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host an information table or event to defend the right to #TeachTruth including about Palestine and the rights of LGBTQ+ students.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Mississippi teenagers Jashun Griffith and Trevion Williams know more than the basics about their state’s civil rights history, but they said they didn’t learn most of what they know in school. The theme of the five-day event was “Hope for Our Future: From Weeping to Working for Justice for Our Children.”. CLINTON, Tenn.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

From their video boxes they asked informed questions, took prolific notes, and planned follow-up interviews. To engage students, she will assign student teams – essential to building community in online classes – to research history and context for lessons.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Despite our school’s commitment to social justice and our district’s prioritization of equity, there were still staff members who were unwilling to voice public support for all students. Advocacy and LGBTQIA+ rights organizations are desperate for teachers to share classroom experiences that might inform policymakers’ decisions.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

“So you have all of these pieces of Arab history that are either in the past, that don’t even exist anymore, or in the present but more in such a stereotypical negative concept of everything as war.” Many in this early wave were Christian, from countries now known as Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? In truth, what concerns the right is young people learning to ask critical questions about our society, to organize for social change, and about the power of interracial solidarity. More Stay informed. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do?

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? In truth, what concerns the right is young people learning to ask critical questions about our society, to organize for social change, and about the power of interracial solidarity. More Stay informed. What book that looks honestly at U.S. What Can We Do?

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Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Here are some helpful tips on how to properly discuss race when teaching American history. . Additionally, school staffs should be trained in trauma-informed practices, Dirsmith said. Anderson, a journalist.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

They watched as the police murder of an unarmed Black man reignited the country’s fight for racial and social justice. And they lived through perhaps the most divisive presidential battle in American history, culminating in rioters storming the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Her mother was determined to help her find a solution.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. She received an enthusiastic response, with many educators affirming the need to teach banned books and banned history. The organizers added information about examples of systemic racism and data about representation in children’s books.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sebastian’s work has been published widely in social science journals such as International Studies Quarterly and Socio-Economic Review as well as information science journals such as Nature Scientific Data and Data Science Journal. She is the author of Political Realism in Apocalyptic Times (Cambridge University Press, 2018).

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery greets Chirlane McCray, the city’s first lady, at the awards ceremony and celebration in honor of Black History Month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on February 23, 2017. Photo: Andy Katz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire. Loeb is white and Buery is black.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

In August, Michigan history teacher James Gorman watched televised images of torch-bearing white supremacists marching on the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and decided to use the incident to teach his students about similar events that happened in a divided United States 150 years ago. history when black lives mattered.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We focus on education, health, the environment, public safety and social justice issues. We focus on education, health, the environment, public safety and social justice issues. Daily Messenger newspaper archives at the Carnegie Library of Homestead explain that history. It was reprinte with permission.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It’s really about excluding people, and we have a long history of doing that,” said Cole. This was valuable information. Rather than explicitly gathering BIPOC students, applicants instead now must show “demonstrated interest or experience in promoting equity, inclusion, and social justice for communities of color.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2016

For example, this year, my co-author Lorena German’s high school English class worked on important aspects of American society and history while working through traditional units of study. We both have colleagues in our respective fields who hold their ground as social justice educators.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of the practices I have personally advocated for on Cult of Pedagogy, like calling students by their preferred names and pronouns and teaching accurate history , would likely get a teacher flagged by this policy, and right now I’m not sure what the best course of action is when it comes to these practices. So where to go from here?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Bethany Blonder and her friends lined up at the voter information table in the student union before organizers had even finished setting it up in time for lunch. They don’t feel informed enough to vote, they missed the ballot request deadline or they say, ‘Oh, I’m just not a political person.’ Social media has a huge impact.

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