Educators in Waterloo Iowa met at the Black's Building in downtown Waterloo and walked to two more sites as part of the Zinn Education Project Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth on June 12, 2021.
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Photos from around the country as teachers and allies rally to #TeachTruth in the face of the GOP bills to ban the teaching of history.
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New Hampshire educators are gathering at three locations — in Portsmouth, Concord, and Dover —…
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As a part of a national day of action, Tennessee educators will gather in downtown Memphis for a solidarity walk to highlight historical markers that describe events in Memphis history that teachers would be forced to lie or omit facts about in order to ensure compliance with the new law.
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To raise public awareness about the danger of the state bills that limit the teaching of history, educators will take a public stand at historic sites on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
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Portland-area educators are gathering at multiple locations on Saturday, June 12 to bring attention to…
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Tennessee educators urge Governor Lee to veto a bill that would restrict or punish teachers for teaching the truth about history.
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Philadelphia teachers are convening at President's House on June 12 to rally against restrictive legislation.
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This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. We feature lessons, articles, and other resources to teach about the Tulsa Massacre and the ongoing struggle against institutionalized racism.
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Survey for 2020-2021 Teaching for Black Lives study group members.
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More than 2,500 teachers from across the United States have signed a not to lie to their students.
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Register for this June 7, 2021 online class, when Gerald Lenoir and Jesse Hagopian will discuss the history of the anti-Apartheid (SA) movement, and then engage with educators about how it is relevant to their students' lives and the movement for Black lives today.
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Thank you for signing the pledge to teach the truth, regardless of the law.
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Zinn Education Project team member and Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian spoke on CBS News about the increasing number of GOP bills to prohibit the teaching of Black history.
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We, the undersigned educators, refuse to lie to young people about U.S. history and current events — regardless of the law.
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The Zinn Education Project is one of CREDO’s grant recipients for the month of May. 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.
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In January of 2021, two bills were proposed in Arkansas to restrict teaching about race, social class, solidarity, and the 1619 Project. Similar bills are being proposed in a growing number of states.
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Clint Smith spoke with educators about his new book, How the Word Is Passed, and related classroom resources.
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Jesse Hagopian led a conversation with Garrett Felber, Safear Ness, and Stevie Wilson about the prison industrial complex, incarceration, and the history of resistance against that system.
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Pat Michelsen and Eric Dean generously offered to match donations up to $15,000 in support of the Zinn Education Project Teach Reconstruction campaign.
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An open letter from scholars of U.S. history, urging school districts to devote more time and resources to the teaching of the Reconstruction era in middle and high school U.S. history and civics courses.
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The Zinn Education Project is releasing an open letter signed by more than 180 prominent scholars of U.S. history urging school districts to devote more time and resources to teaching the Reconstruction era.
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An open letter to educators with resources to "learn or unlearn Asian American history, to teach about the oppression from white supremacy, and to teach about the movements, activists, and solidarity across movements."
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