Florida Social Studies Standards Are a Slap in the Face of Honest American History
August 10, 2023 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. I was dismayed to learn that in my home state of Florida, the state board of education unanimously approved new social studies standards for K-12 students, which have sparked criticism…
Censorship is About Power, Not People
March 22, 2023 by Ameshia Cross Amid the fierce debate surrounding what should and should not be taught in classrooms, some far-right-leaning lawmakers have introduced legislation and taken significant steps to limit educators’ ability to discuss…
Honest History Serves as a Student’s Ultimate Guideposts
February 07, 2023 by Denise Forte As a Black woman, when it comes to knowing myself and my history, I think about how lacking my early years were, and how I spent my adult life playing…
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Be Afraid to Teach Honest History
February 15, 2022 by Eric Duncan, J.D. As Black History Month continues, many teachers are primed to teach lessons related to the United States’ history of Black people. But given the current social climate, I’m concerned about…
Learning Honest History Isn’t Criminal — It’s What Students Deserve to Know
February 08, 2022 by Blair Wriston Amid the debate surrounding so-called Critical Race Theory (CRT), Republican lawmakers in 37 states have introduced legislation or taken significant steps to limit an educator’s ability to discuss race and…
Federal Law Requires Equity Conversations. Anti-CRT Laws Ban Them. Now What?
January 18, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth Twenty years ago this month, federal law began requiring schools to report the academic achievement of students, not only overall but by student groups. The data required by the 2001…
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