/history History en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:10:46 GMT /teaching-learning/2026-teacher-of-the-year-preps-history-students-for-a-diverse-and-divisive-world/2026/04 Leon Smith of Pennsylvania engages high school students in new angles on seemingly well-trodden topics and events. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:10:46 GMT /teaching-learning/2026-teacher-of-the-year-preps-history-students-for-a-diverse-and-divisive-world/2026/04 /teaching-learning/another-state-is-requiring-students-to-study-the-bible-in-school/2026/04 In Utah, schools will teach Biblical passages that are “cited or alluded to in founding documents." Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:44:05 GMT /teaching-learning/another-state-is-requiring-students-to-study-the-bible-in-school/2026/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-what-it-means-to-be-american/2026/03 As America turns 250, Richard Kahlenberg discusses how schools can cultivate a common identity. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-what-it-means-to-be-american/2026/03 /teaching-learning/what-makes-for-a-good-social-studies-curriculum/2026/03 A new curriculum review tool makes the case for elementary schoolers to learn more history. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:01:11 GMT /teaching-learning/what-makes-for-a-good-social-studies-curriculum/2026/03 /teaching-learning/america-is-turning-250-heres-how-teachers-are-covering-this-big-birthday/2026/02 At a lesson-writing workshop, teachers discussed how we should interpret founding principles today. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:13:32 GMT /teaching-learning/america-is-turning-250-heres-how-teachers-are-covering-this-big-birthday/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-no-heroes-coming-to-save-us-black-history-without-the-hero-worship/2026/02 We should teach the history of justice work through a community lens, explains Bettina L. Love. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:50:26 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-no-heroes-coming-to-save-us-black-history-without-the-hero-worship/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-two-ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog-are-teaching-history-right-now/2026/02 The "fire hose" of current events provides an opportunity for classroom discussion. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:14:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-two-ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog-are-teaching-history-right-now/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-studying-black-history-primary-sources-try-the-sankofa-framework-downloadable/2026/02 A blueprint for unearthing truths from Black history when grappling with a vast assortment of complex sources. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:24:31 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-studying-black-history-primary-sources-try-the-sankofa-framework-downloadable/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-my-secret-for-engaging-students-in-a-black-history-jawn/2026/02 Here’s the class discussion you should be having before introducing a new history lesson. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-my-secret-for-engaging-students-in-a-black-history-jawn/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-why-we-need-to-study-the-black-founders-who-shaped-u-s-democracy/2026/02 America’s founders weren’t just old, white men in wigs. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-we-need-to-study-the-black-founders-who-shaped-u-s-democracy/2026/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-my-step-by-step-framework-for-taking-flight-into-black-history/2026/02 Here’s how I teach my AP African American Studies students to excavate truth from primary sources. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-my-step-by-step-framework-for-taking-flight-into-black-history/2026/02 /teaching-learning/a-century-of-celebrating-black-history-a-collection This year’s special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog for improving Black history education. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/a-century-of-celebrating-black-history-a-collection /teaching-learning/opinion-the-100-year-history-of-black-history-month/2026/02 What people get wrong about Black History Month—and why it’s as urgent now as it ever was. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-100-year-history-of-black-history-month/2026/02 /teaching-learning/communism-american-exceptionalism-latest-flashpoints-in-state-history-standards/2025/11 Several Republican states will add Christian teachings and anti-communist lessons to their history standards. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:39:56 GMT /teaching-learning/communism-american-exceptionalism-latest-flashpoints-in-state-history-standards/2025/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-this-halloween-teach-your-students-ghost-stories-and-urban-legends/2025/10 There’s real academic value in tapping into local tall tales. Here’s why. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:52:55 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-this-halloween-teach-your-students-ghost-stories-and-urban-legends/2025/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-civics-instruction-look-like/2025/08 States should take four policy actions for a rigorous approach to civics in the classroom, an educator explains. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-should-civics-instruction-look-like/2025/08 /technology/can-ai-make-history-class-more-fun-for-students/2025/07 One elementary coach uses AI tools to help her students chat with historical figures. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:15:13 GMT /technology/can-ai-make-history-class-more-fun-for-students/2025/07 /teaching-learning/opinion-patriotic-history-education-doesnt-mean-ignoring-our-countrys-troubled-past/2025/06 History ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog must reevaluate how to teach the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-patriotic-history-education-doesnt-mean-ignoring-our-countrys-troubled-past/2025/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-this-state-is-achieving-impressive-reading-gains-why/2025/05 How content-rich curricula is fueling a rise in reading scores. Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-this-state-is-achieving-impressive-reading-gains-why/2025/05 /teaching-learning/what-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-cuts-could-mean-for-social-studies-teachers/2025/04 The agency made grants for professional development and supported nationwide history education programs. Now these offerings may disappear. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:55:48 GMT /teaching-learning/what-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-cuts-could-mean-for-social-studies-teachers/2025/04 /teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 March is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to remembering the trailblazers who gave all women the right to vote and honoring women's many contributions to U.S. education, science, technology, policy, and more. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:31:56 GMT /teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-empower-students-right-now-according-to-a-teacher/2025/03 With social and political unrest, teachers must draw from the past to help students understand the world today. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:17:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-empower-students-right-now-according-to-a-teacher/2025/03 /leadership/how-one-school-leader-uses-music-and-more-to-celebrate-black-history/2025/02 As Black History Month ends, a school leader in Norwalk, Conn., reflects on her varied approach to celebrating the month—and the significance of studying and learning from Black history. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:33:44 GMT /leadership/how-one-school-leader-uses-music-and-more-to-celebrate-black-history/2025/02 /policy-politics/mcmahon-declines-to-say-if-black-history-classes-are-allowed-under-trump-order/2025/02 The comment came during an exchange with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about Trump's executive order on "radical indoctrination." Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:13:56 GMT /policy-politics/mcmahon-declines-to-say-if-black-history-classes-are-allowed-under-trump-order/2025/02 /teaching-learning/black-history-month-a-time-of-reflection-and-celebration Read all of Education Week Opinion’s Black history projects guest edited by educator LaGarrett J. King. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:29:33 GMT /teaching-learning/black-history-month-a-time-of-reflection-and-celebration /teaching-learning/why-we-need-black-history-education-a-collection This year’s special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog for improving Black history education. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:28:52 GMT /teaching-learning/why-we-need-black-history-education-a-collection /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-lose-when-we-only-teach-respectable-black-history/2025/01 It’s tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:23:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-lose-when-we-only-teach-respectable-black-history/2025/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-can-all-learn-from-black-women-in-education/2025/01 These eight extraordinary women in history have a lot to teach us today. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:23:31 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-can-all-learn-from-black-women-in-education/2025/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-cant-teach-ap-african-american-studies-start-a-club/2025/01 My students wanted more Black history than our school curriculum offered. Here’s what we did. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:23:08 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-cant-teach-ap-african-american-studies-start-a-club/2025/01