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Pledge to Teach the Truth

We, the undersigned educators, refuse to lie to young people about U.S. history and current events.

The Healing of Organized Remembering: The Struggle to Teach Truth

Educator Jesse Hagopian discussed his book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Beyond Wildfires: 13th Amendment and Incarcerated Labor

In teaching about the wildfires in Los Angeles, include the role of incarcerated labor.

Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQI identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. The official lists of banned books are a drop in the bucket.

Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

At Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change we are outraged by the ongoing slaughter in Gaza, and the rising death toll in the West Bank.

NOT a Natural Disaster

The climate crisis is not in some distant future. It is being felt around the world with heatwaves, floods, and most dramatically with the wildfires in Los Angeles. Our hearts go out to the residents, who face the tragic loss of lives, homes, schools, and entire communities.

People’s History at AHA in New York

The Zinn Education Project co-hosted a booth at the American Historical Association annual meeting in New York from January 4–6, 2025.

Teach Truth Messaging for Social Media and Signs

We invite you to use the power of your voice to protect teachers and ensure that our children learn the truth about history so that they can shape a more just future.

Teach Banned Books Buttons

Wear your support for teaching banned books and history.

Your Vote Defends Teaching People’s History

The Zinn Education Project is one of CREDO’s grant recipients for the month of January. This can make a huge difference. How much we receive depends on you. Your vote is critical and takes less than a minute. Cast your vote today.

Teacher Study Groups Provide Courage to Teach Outside the Textbook

As we fight the attacks on teaching and learning, it is critical that educators overcome isolation and ground ourselves in what we are fighting for. Our Teaching for Black Lives educator-led communities of study and reflection, launched in the fall of 2020, help provide that grounding.

Urgent: Help Defend Students Against Disinformation

Teaching truthfully is more important than ever. While the right censors instruction with book bans and anti-CRT laws, we offer lessons to teach truthfully, outside the textbook, on immigration, climate, Palestine, labor solidarity, voting rights, and more.

Defying the Censorship: People’s History Taught in More Classrooms

More than 9,000 teachers signed up to access people’s history lessons in 2024, bringing our full registration at the Zinn Education Project to close to 170,000 teachers, with representation from every state.

Challenging Book Bans

In 2024, there were increased attacks on teaching history, including anti-CRT laws and book bans. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to books on people's history.

Teaching in the Time of Trump

The Zinn Education Project stands in solidarity with those who have denounced Donald Trump’s racism,…

Free Copies of the Young Readers Edition of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Thanks to a donation, the Zinn Education Project is offering copies of the book to middle and high school teachers with a plan for using and promoting the young readers' edition of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks.

These Classes Re-Lit My Fire

Thousands of teachers are learning the history missing from their own education, thanks to our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

Miseducation Shaped the 2024 Election

The 2024 election revealed a troubling reality: Widespread miseducation and fear-mongering continue to shape political outcomes at the expense of people of color and marginalized communities.

Support the Right to Teach Truthfully

The Zinn Education Project (coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change) needs your support for 2025.

Popular Lessons

Check out this list of frequently downloaded lessons from the Zinn Education Project website in 2024.

Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt

Scholar Orisanmi Burton discussed his book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Why I Registered

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Stories about the impact of people's history lessons in the classroom.

Double Your Donation for Giving Tuesday

Thanks to the generous support of Dave Colapinto, all donations made through #GivingTuesday will be DOUBLED up to $10,000.

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

Documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen and historian LeRae Umfleet discussed American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a new American Experience PBS documentary. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

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