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…
Black History Can’t Be Erased
February 02, 2023 by Ed Trust As we celebrate Black History Month, Ed Trust asks, what stories are educators allowed to tell students about Black history?
If Book Bans Continue, What’s Left on the Classroom Shelf?
October 13, 2022 by Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. Over the past year, more than 4 million students have had their reading freedom curtailed due to book bans. A report by PEN American reveals that these students are educated…
U.S. Public Education is Under Attack. It’s Time to Take a Stand.
February 28, 2022 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D Black History Month is a time when we honor such American heroes as Toni Morrison, Ruby Bridges, and Martin Luther King Jr. And yet, the celebration of the contributions of…
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…
Black History Is American History: How Juneteenth Highlights the Necessity of Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racist Teaching
June 17, 2021 by Eric Duncan, J.D. Juneteenth, the official freeing of enslaved people on June 19, 1865, in Texas, is one of the most important events in American history — but most students haven’t even been…