The culture war in education that began in response to the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has had a chilling effect on how race is discussed in classrooms. The Center for ...

A new curriculum for African American history approved by the Florida Board of Education includes a lesson that teaches slavery had “personal benefits.” The board unanimously approved the education ...

Black History Month honors Black people’s lives, accomplishments and contributions to the world. It started as Negro History Week in 1926 to counter racist stereotypes of Black people and tell their ...

TEXAS, USA — This story was first published in The Texas Tribune and can be viewed here. A new Texas curriculum seeks to captivate first-grade students with a lesson on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's a new Black History Curriculum for students, created by students. In 2022 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law called "the STOP Woke Act", which prohibits classroom ...

When people think about Black history in schools, they might think of the new Advanced Placement African American Studies course that Florida’s education department banned. Or perhaps their minds go ...

A pilot to infuse Black history and culture in social studies curriculum is gaining ground in the nation’s largest school district, offering a potential model to overcome widespread political debates ...

From new lesson plans about the burning of New London in 1781 to a show-and-tell of historical objects from around various communities, the state has developed a new curriculum for Connecticut ...

Professor challenges modern American history curriculum in new book, arguing educators present Western culture negatively ...

The GBH Education team knows the research: middle and high school students aren’t retaining knowledge about U.S. history because classroom content may not represent them or isn't relatable or engaging ...