Joanne JacobsSep 242 minU.S. history teachers prefer DIY curriculum to textbooksU.S. history teachers are using "digital sources and primary documents" rather than textbooks , according to a report by the American...
Joanne JacobsSep 243 minIs free speech just for nice speech? Students (and adults) need to know civicsTim Walz, a former social studies teacher who hopes to be vice president, said, “There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or...
Joanne JacobsJul 42 minProud to be AmericansWhen Bruno Manno was growing up in the '50s and '50s, his family would gather at his grandparents' Italian tavern, to eat, drink and...
Joanne JacobsJun 52 minIt's cultural literacy, not Bible lessons, say Texas educatorsTexas will add Bible stories and religious history to its K-5 reading curriculum.
Joanne JacobsMay 311 minTeachers should keep their politics to themselves, say parentsParents overwhelmingly say teachers should keep their politics out of the classroom.
Joanne JacobsJul 4, 20232 minHome of the braveMost Americans are proud of our country and happy to be citizens, writes Michael Baharaeen on the Liberal Patriot. Political progressives...
Joanne JacobsMay 23, 20231 minTextbooks are light on Latino history -- except for Sonia SotomayorU.S. history textbooks don't include much about Latino Americans, concludes a report by Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and...
Joanne JacobsSep 2, 20222 minWe used to share a story about America, but not any moreNew laws restricting how teachers can discuss "divisive issues" try "to impose a singular narrative of the United States, because —...