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As science denial grows, science museums fight back by teaching scientific literacy

The Hechinger Report

She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so. Museums have largely escaped the culture wars roiling many school districts and are still seen as trusted institutions. government, according to data from the American Alliance of Museums.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law.

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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. New York City’s Department of Education is the latest public school system to require that U.S. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum.

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As a 6-year-old, Leona Tate helped desegregate schools. Now she wants others to learn that history

The Hechinger Report

On a recent visit with developers and museum designers, she stood on the building’s gutted first floor and described her plans for the center. Almost all of Tate’s years in public school — from first grade to high school graduation — were spent within the turmoil of newly desegregated schools. Board decision.

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‘We’re being attacked’: Florida teachers speak out

The Hechinger Report

Originally designed as an academic conference to share research, the event brought together Florida K-12 and college teachers and students, national journalists and professionals from libraries and museums whose work focuses on history and civics. One of Robinson’s fellow panelists at the conference, Hayley McCulloch, a U.S.

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Defend the Freedom to Learn in Georgia: Back-to-School Read-Aloud

Zinn Education Project

Fifth grade Georgia teacher, Katie Rinderle, has been terminated for reading My Shadow Is Purple to her students , a book she purchased at her school’s Scholastic book fair. Reading is one way to see oneself in history, to learn about others, and to consider ways to shape a more just and joyful future. We Want to Go to School!:

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Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards!

Digital Promise

Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, MD. Taylor County School District, Campbellsville, KY. Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA. Elizabeth Forward School District, Elizabeth, PA. Wayzata Public Schools, Plymouth, MN. Mychael Dickerson. Power to the People. Roger Cook. Steven Dunlap.

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