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Jewish Solidarity March Held In Response To Rise In Anti-Semitism

Educator Voices January 29 2024

Educator Voice: Teaching about antisemitism, 'the longest hatred'

Explore this list of resources on antisemitism from various educational organizations

A child holds a photograph of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was lynched in 1955,

Daily News Lesson August 04 2023

National monument dedicated to Emmett Till amid debate over how to teach race and history

Learn about a proposed monument to the victim of a racist murder

Supporters of those arrested in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol protest between the U.S. Supreme Court and the Capitol in Washington

Daily News Lesson July 13 2023

How the American Revolution has become part of the current political divide

And the role of historians in helping more Americans understand history

Daily News Lesson June 28 2023

First cash reparations in the US

Discuss the experience of Evanston, Illinois, since the town passed the first reparations law in American history

A view shows a classroom one day before the return of the students to school after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were adjusted, in Louisville

Daily News Lesson May 05 2023

Test scores for history and civics drop + Newswrap 5/5/23 + Student video

Discuss why key middle grade testing scores have dropped

Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Democratic lawmakers from statehouse in Nashville, TN

Lesson Plan April 12 2023

Lesson plan: Why Frederick Douglass and Rep. Justin Pearson discussed the Fourth of July in their speeches

In this lesson, students will read excerpts from Rep. Justin Pearson’s speech and Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What To The Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Educator Voices March 23 2023

Educator Voice: The state of education with Diane Ravitch

Hear from Diane Ravitch, who joined our Educator Voice Zoom series in November to discuss the state of education today

Educator Voices January 12 2023

Educator Voice: Tips for teaching history in today's political environment

Hear from Jessica Ellison, the new executive director of National Council of History Education (NCHE)

Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Remembering historian David McCullough: Why history is more than military and politics

Hear about the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough, who believed history was more than military and politics

Lesson Plan June 06 2022

Lesson plan: D-Day stories from WWII veterans

Learn about D-Day with your students using this PBS NewsHour lesson plan

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