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. It is what inspired them to pursue a career in education.

K-12 123

K-12 Education Advocacy Human Rights 123

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!” I currently have pictures of the students’ final products on display in the hallway of our school for the rest of the student body to see and read. Thank you, @ZinnEdProject , for helping me teach my students.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. It refers to the “Civil Rights Movement” once.

K-12 98

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Kingswood social studies teacher Kimberly Kelliher is among them. It is a series of attitudes and actions that led to an atrocity,” says Kelliher, who has taught social studies for more than two decades. A social studies classroom at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro.

Teaching 145

Teaching Social Studies High School History 145