Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Education and Election-Year Politics Recent conservative bills in Florida, Texas, and across the country seek to control the language and books teachers use. For example, Florida HB 1557, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, restricts what educators […]
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Florida’s MAGA Approach to Civics is Dangerous to Democracy
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I truly believe Ron DeSantis is on a one-man mission to put The Onion out of business. Each week it seems like there is a new stranger than fiction headline about the Florida governor’s policies. Most recently, I learned from EducationWeek that Gov. […]
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What Ida B. Wells Can Teach Educators About Fighting for Truth
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Editor’s Note: Over the past year there has been a growing number of states seeking to surveil teachers and curtail the content and curriculum they teach. Many states have implemented laws that limit conversations about race, racism, LGBTQ+ identities, […]
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It’s Hard to Fight for the Truth If You Lose Your Job
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Editor’s Note: Over the past year there has been a growing number of states seeking to surveil teachers and curtail the content and curriculum they teach. Many states have implemented laws that limit conversations about race, racism, LGBTQ+ identities, […]
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Opinion: After Trump, Civics Can NEVER Be the Same
I received a powerful but simple text message from my state assemblyman hours after the January 6th siege on the National Capitol: “Your job as a civics educator has never been so important.” [bctt tweet=”“Your job as a civics educator has never been so important.”” username=””] I couldn’t agree more. And yet, for legions of […]
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Teaching in a Polarized Society: Reaching Across the Political Divide
“And the Oscar Goes To…” Teaching Civics in today’s hyperpartisan atmosphere is a dangerous occupation. The issues that make up the dialogue of American politics seem to have separated the American electorate to a higher degree today than in years past. Americans were always able to agree on their common heritage as the greatest democracy […]
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Is Social Media Imperiling American Civics Education?
Guest Post by: Jeremy Adams In many ways, the job of a high school teacher now encountering the first fully digitalized student generation has been tossed on its head. No longer are we teachers the depositories of information in civil society. No longer are we the keepers of important knowledge and insight. Students can access the […]