In today’s classrooms, teaching Black history has become a challenge at best—and a dangerous proposition at worst. In many states, politicians have demanded teachers alter their curriculum over fears ...

Teachers and students can access free Zinn Education Project resources, from lesson plans to virtual workshops, to explore Black history with honesty, depth, and urgency. (Photo Credit: Unsplash / Sam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Founded in 1884, is the oldest professional association of historians in the U.S. The study was coordinated by Nicholas Kryczka, a ...

A panel of outside advisers want to reorient public school history classes around the country's roots in Judeo-Christian and ...

In 1777, Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery, and the state generally prides itself on this history. But as I have learned from preparing teachers there to teach Black history, that ...

Issues of education are being brought to the national stage by politicians who are trying to limit and censor the ways Black history is taught in schools. From dictating language to avoid — words such ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The landscape of Black history education in Florida has been shifting, with teachers adapting their lesson plans to align with new state standards. In 2023, Florida updated its ...

Public schools across the country are directing teachers to use curriculum resources from a nonprofit that teaches American history through the lens of racial and sexual oppression. The Zinn Education ...

Version 1.0, Last Updated March 21, 2023. This guide was adapted by Professor Christopher Carlsmith (History Department) from a document prepared by Assistant Professor Katherine Flowers (English ...

With the new school year underway, what’s being taught in K-12 history classes is still a hot-button political issue. In the wake of the 2020 murder of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, by a white ...

The future of history education lies in empowering students to engage in intensive research with carefully curated collections of primary sources, enhanced by AI-driven tools that provide context, ...

The recent attacks on those teaching history have contributed to the exodus of seasoned educators from the profession. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...