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In support of middle and high school educators while school buildings are closed, the Zinn Education Project is hosting online people's historians mini-classes.

How one teacher engaged her students in the U.S. Mexico War lesson online during the coronavirus pandemic.

As we all consider what the next weeks and months hold, and in spite of so many unknowns, we remain committed to building up and supporting our community of people's history teachers across the country.

Historian Jeanne Theoharis and high school teacher/Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian facilitated an online session on "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks."

People’s history is for all ages. Here, we feature some of our favorite age-appropriate materials and opportunities for younger students.

Two readings for the classroom about the connection between the deforestation, climate change, and the coronavirus -- and the role of Indigeous Peoples' rights in protecting the environment.

To provide access to people's history materials for students online, Seven Stories Press is making the e-book version of A Young People’s History of the United States available for free download on March 25 and 26.  

Teachers share how they teach history and engage their students during the 2020 pandemic.

Kojo Nnamdi interviewed middle school teacher Lesley Younge and high school student Nadia Nazar for his climate series.

Receive a free DVD copy of Not Just a Game, a civil rights and sports history documentary by Dave Zirin, when you submit feedback about any of our lessons.

This Presidents Day, rather than mythologize past presidents as kinder and gentler than Trump, let's remind students that this country has been at its best when people have organized to question and challenge presidents — opposing presidential support for slavery, war, invasion, segregation, and injustice of all kinds. 

Teachers and students will observe the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action nation-wide February 3-7, 2020.