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Advocate for Teaching the Truth About America's History


Advocate for Teaching the Truth About America's History

We need honest teaching of America's history in our schools, not a political agenda. Instead of promoting inaccurate and unpatriotic concepts, our schools ...

TEACHING THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA'S HISTORY

He learned what I hope all children of all races learn—that he was not too young to make a difference in his family, school, community, nation, and world. And I ...

Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do

By confronting our history directly, students learn to recognize and celebrate legacies of justice and to understand and analyze legacies of injustice. In doing ...

Teaching History with Integrity | American Historical Association

The AHA's Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education, responds directly to the bills ...

Help inspire students by teaching the truth about history

In order to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity we must teach the truth about American history, stop whitewashing ...

Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching Truthfully About U.S. History

Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, joined Cierra Kaler-Jones and Jesse Hagopian ...

Advocating for Teaching Honest History - Learning for Justice

On its surface, this would seem like an invaluable resource for educators who want to teach about American slavery using primary sources from ...

I Teach the Truth - American Federation of Teachers

I don't want strangers to know that I teach African American history. Don't get me wrong; I'm proud of what I do. I'm proud to be part of a field that has ...

Educators refuse to lie to young people about U.S. history, current ...

Teaching true history helps students understand the roots of inequality and gives them the tools to shape a just future. Remember that America's ...

How can we teach the truth about American history? - Quora

There are plenty of good ones out there. You could start with Howard Zinn's “A People's History of the United States of America”. “Founding ...

Teachers Shouldn't Have to Be Afraid to Teach Honest History

EdTrust-Tennessee advocates for equitable education for historically-underserved students across the state. ... The US History standards that ...

Commentary: Educators will continue to teach the truth of America's ...

Columnist Gabe Hart says many educators will continue to teach history honestly, despite a GOP law against teaching 'critical race theory.'

Teaching Hard History - Southern Poverty Law Center

This is profoundly troubling because American slavery is the key to understanding the complexity of our past. How can we fully comprehend the ...

Teaching the 'Hard History' Behind Today's News | NEA

Teachers are charged with illuminating history with facts and stories to help students process “the then with the now,” says Cecily Myart-Cruz.

Can Americans Talk About Their History Without False Antagonism?

Finally, our study found that most Americans (71%) feel that the country is divided on how to teach our history. “Divided” was also the word ...

Give Parents More Control Over the Education of Their Children

Advocate for Teaching the Truth About America's History. America First Policy Institute. 7.93K subscribers. Give Parents More Control Over Their Children's ...

Episode 14: Teaching Accurate History | Florida Education Association

While some politicians have tried to limit what students can learn when it comes to America's history, Rep. Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando) ...

Memory & Hope: Restoring the Teaching of American History

The currently pervading approach to American history presents America in the worst possible light, distorting the full truth of our past and ...

American Historical Association - Everything Has a History

The AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching ...

Child Watch: Teaching the Truth About America's History

Marian Wright Edelman says that must go forward in our multiracial, multicultural nation and world and not slide backwards toward the dark ...