In the News

One year after Israel’s genocide in Palestine began, educators across the U.S. continue to face censorship and pushback when addressing the subject in their lessons. Two teachers share how they’re using Zinn Education Project resources to engage students in critical discussions about Palestine. From Prism Reports. Read the full article here.

Middle school teachers from Iowa and Illinois discuss the powerful connections students make when given the opportunity to discuss the root causes and consequences of climate change. Their students learn that individuals aren’t to blame for the climate crisis and that, for some communities, the climate crisis is already here. From Prism Reports. Read the full article here.

The Zinn Education Project’s Jesse Hagopian and Prism’s editor-in-chief, Lara Witt, share why the two organizations are partnering for a new series featuring educators teaching truth. From Prism Reports. Read the full article here.

A recent survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. About a quarter of those surveyed had used the Zinn Education Project, which was inspired by the work of historian Howard Zinn, while 17 percent of teachers had used resources from the 1619 Project Education Network. From the New York Times. Read the full article here.

The Teach Truth Day of Action, coordinated by Rethinking Schools’ and Teaching for Change’s  Zinn Education Project, helped to reaffirm teachers’ commitment to continue to uphold an honest and accurate history of Black, brown, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ people, as well as their contributions to the U.S — not only on June 8, but throughout the school year, too. From NEA Today. Read the full article here.

With over 169 events in 40 states and territories, organizations like the Zinn Education Project, the National Education Association, GLSEN, and many more are equipping students, communities, and leaders to fight efforts to ban the teaching of historical and scientific facts in schools — and let their voices be heard on issues they care about. From Word in Black. Read the full article here.

The New Republic has announced its presentation of the Right To Read event in Miami at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Biscayne Boulevard on Saturday, June 8 — the fourth annual “Teach Truth Day of Action” organized by the Zinn Education Project. A part of the program is to be a presentation of the first Toni Morrison Awards for Courage — not unlike the International Publishers Association‘s (IPA) Prix Voltaire, an honor meant to recognize valor in publishing under repressive circumstances, in this case working to counter book bannings. From Publishing Perspectives. Read the full article here.

The miseducation of Black students and the disinvestment in Black education in America is an ongoing historical battle. Community organizers and over 50 organizations formed the Freedom to Learn network, which is organizing Freedom Summer 2024 to help combat continuous oppression and suppression within the education system. Educational toolkits and lesson plans offered by the Zinn Education Project, SNCC Digital Gateway, and Civil Rights Teaching are available online. Supporters can use the hashtags #TeachTruth, #FreedomToLearn, and #FreedomSummer2024 on social media to start meaningful conversations and spread the message. From the Black Wall Street Times. Read the full article here.