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Testing puts Colorado's abysmal social studies education on display
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (1435+ words) If "public education is the bedrock of Colorado's democracy," as Democratic sponsors declare in the TABOR-busting Senate Bill 26-135, then why do lawmakers want to cut social-studies testing from two grades to one? Someone might conclude that not even the legislators…...
Equity and civic education
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (399+ words) At a recent D97 school board meeting, one local parent expressed her deep frustration that the district is no longer organizing a Washington D. C. trip for our 8th-graders. This trip was part of the district's civic education program for decades, and participating…...
New history curriculum emphasises African perspective and critical thinking
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (393+ words) THE Department of Basic Education (DBE) has unveiled a draft of a new history curriculum that prioritises African history and critical thinking, inviting public feedback on the proposed changes. At this stage is not clear what exactly will be removed…...
Florida creating high-school U. S. History class for college credit
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (499+ words) TALLAHASSEE " Some Florida high-school students could be sitting in new college-level American history classes next year, as the state is creating its own alternative to Advanced Placement courses. A Department of Education memo issued April 10 states the agency will begin…...
STAAR testing begins this week for millions of Texas students. Here's what to know.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (607+ words) This week, thousands of Texas students will begin taking the annual'State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams. The tests are administered every spring to track the academic performance of students, teachers and schools. Test results also play a key…...
Black and African Diaspora Studies
3+ week, 5+ day ago (417+ words) James Dixon (BA with double major in Black and African Diaspora Studies and Philosophy) and Portia Wright (BSc with double major in Psychology and Black and African Diaspora Studies) graduated from Dalhousie during the spring 2025 convocation celebrations. They are the…...
Historians, teachers highlight issues with new Social Studies TEKS
1+ week, 1+ day ago (375+ words) (The Center Square) " Historians and teachers are highlighting issues with new state standards being proposed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that will transform how Social Studies is taught in Texas. The State Board of Education, some of whose members…...
United We Pledge gala prepares for 'America 250' by highlighting historical education in Southern Utah
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (712+ words) The crowd waits for the main presentation during the United We Pledge "Give Me Liberty" gala, St. George, Utah, April 9, 2026. Guests at the United We Pledge "Give Me Liberty" gala watch the main stage while enjoying a meal, St. George,…...
Erasure of Black trailblazers nears historic high as Black History Month turns 50 | Opinion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) In an era when books are being banned, the names of trailblazing Black figures are stripped from buildings, ships and other structures, and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have been canceled, the erasure of Black History has reached an alarming…...
Celebrating Black history " this month and through the year " as others try to erase it [column]
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (521+ words) Joshua Hunter, director of Crispus Attucks Community Center, speaks during the 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at Millersville University on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Even in the face of deliberate erasure, Black history remains our inheritance " enduring, generational and…...