What Happened in Your State in June?
During June, eleven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode …
When a Good Book Helps the Conversation
Kids are talking . . . about race and about the many instances in the last few years in which …
July #NCTEchat: Everyday Advocacy
Cathy Fleischer (@CathyFleischer1), Eastern Michigan University Antero Garcia (@anterobot), Stanford University, CA July 15, 2018 – 8 p.m. EST This …
Fireworks and Freedom
A version of this blog ran in July 2015. On this July 4th, I’m reminded most of the First Amendment …
Sneak Peek at the July 2018 English Journal
This sneak peek comes courtesy of the “From the Editor” column by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski in the July …
Truth’s in Need of Truth Today: Public Education in Troubled Times
This post was written by members Catherine Compton-Lilly and Julia LĂłpez-Robertson. “Love’s In Need of Love Today” was the …
What Speech Is Free on Campus? Just about All of It!
Free speech—listed as a right in the First Amendment of the Constitution—is a foundational belief of our democracy: Congress shall …
Teaching through the Storm
This post was written by Ćđµă´«Ă˝member Jennifer Howard. History is the best teacher that I know. I truly …
A History of the World According to the College Board
This past weekend I caught a story on NPR: “Changes Coming To AP World History Classes.” Apparently, teaching all of …
One Story, One Book Banning: Persepolis
Recently, my book club read and discussed Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir of her childhood during the Islamic Revolution. …