History
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how history is taught
Who Decides What History We Teach? An Explainer
Education Week breaks down how politics has long been embedded in this decision, and how new laws may affect the process.
Social Studies
Opinion
Black History Month: A Time of Reflection and Celebration
Read all of Education Week Opinion鈥檚 Black history projects guest edited by educator LaGarrett J. King.
Social Studies
Opinion
Why We Need Black History Education: A Collection
This year鈥檚 special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from educators for improving Black history education.
Social Studies
Opinion
What We Lose When We Only Teach 鈥楻espectable鈥� Black History
It鈥檚 tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories.
Social Studies
Opinion
What We Can All Learn From Black Women in Education
These eight extraordinary women in history have a lot to teach us today.
Social Studies
Opinion
Can鈥檛 Teach AP African American Studies? Start a Club
My students wanted more Black history than our school curriculum offered. Here鈥檚 what we did.
Social Studies
Opinion
The Problem With Primary Sources in Black History Education
Do you know how to put Black history sources in context?
Social Studies
Opinion
The Three Essentials of Teaching a Black History Class
Launching a new Black history course is a challenge. It should be.
Social Studies
Opinion
Black History to Spark Meaningful Conversations: A Resource List
Here are several books and a film to empower educators to engage with Black history and racial literacy.
Social Studies
Opinion
What 69传媒 Have to Say About Their Black History Class
Here鈥檚 what made these high school seniors sign up for an African American studies course鈥攁nd what they鈥檝e learned.
Social Studies
How History Class Can Foster Lifelong Literacy Skills
Parsing historical documents can train students to be critical consumers of information in their own lives, experts say.
Social Studies
Opinion
This Native American Heritage Month, We Must Confront Our Nation鈥檚 Violence
Presenting students with a fuller, authentic account of U.S. history is no easy task. It is, however, a necessary one.
69传媒 & Literacy
Opinion
Boys Don't Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?
Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend.
Social Studies
'Can We Trust This Source?' And Other Questions Readers Ask in History
Historical texts require students to weigh authors' bias, context, and audience.
Social Studies
The Topics That Dominate U.S. History Classes鈥擜nd the Ones Teachers Want Help On
The "inquiry" method is popular but not always structured well, a new report finds.