School districts have a lot at stake in creating a safe and supportive learning environment for students, teachers, and the entire school community. Research shows that a positive school climate serves as a protective factor for young people, improving students’ education outcomes and well-being during their academic careers and beyond. To help district and school…
What are the essential elements of a high-quality career and technical education program? A growing number educators are asking that question as the demand for CTE courses grows, fueled in large part by students and parents questioning the return on investment of a college education and students wanting to develop job-related skills that they can…
When I conduct teacher or student workshops around the American founding, I always lead with the same question: When you hear the words “Founding Fathers,” what are some thoughts that come to mind? “Old white men in wigs and fancy clothes” is a popular response. The names George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin will…
A Note From the Guest Editor, LaGarrett J. King This year marks the 100-year anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of its later iteration, Black History Month. For those who want a detailed history of the celebration, I suggest reading the following resources: I’ll Make a Me a World by Jarvis R….
I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month, is about the 100-year history of Black History Month—from its radical beginnings in 1926 as “Negro History Week” to its role…
I am writing this jawn, because I believe teaching any Black history jawn in the United States might be one of the hardest jawns asked of a teacher, especially in an age of political division over curriculum. My teacher identity was developed in Philadelphia public charter schools, where some teachers and teacher leaders used the…
When preparing to teach Advanced Placement African American Studies for the first time, I pondered how to introduce my students to the many primary sources featured in the College Board’s curriculum for the course. Many of the various thinking routines I considered—such as “See, Think, Wonder,” which I had previously applied successfully in my sophomore…
A blueprint for unearthing truths from Black history when grappling with a vast assortment of complex sources. Source link
More than five years after the pandemic threw schools off course, the latest evidence suggests that progress toward solving the nation’s attendance problem is slowing down well short of the finish line. Indeed, with 2024–25 chronic absenteeism data now available in 39 states and the District of Columbia, the emerging picture is troubling for America’s…
Students developing relationships with adults who are close in age to their grandparents (or older) is more than a quaint idea. Intergenerational partnerships can produce meaningful benefits for everyone involved. It’s easy to see the value regular interactions with school-age children can bring to older adults, many of whom experience loneliness and social isolation in…
