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Seven Questions to Rethink 1776

the Zinn Education Project

Questions invite inquiry and thoughtful discussions about the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.

“Make Sure to Add Joy, and Take a Friend with You” — Student Organizing for Climate Justice

Tim Swinehart

Students from two different high schools in Portland, Oregon organize a Student Voices for Climate Justice Summit.

Student Voices Lost, Stolen, and Found

Linda Christensen

Students write personal narratives about feeling silenced and making themselves heard.

Why a Plant Was the Best Class Pet I Ever Had

Lisbet Chiriboga

A former kindergarten teacher argues for using plants instead of animals as classroom pets.

Hoodies, Identity, and Algebra:

Mathematics as Student Advocacy

Marilyn DePietto

Students use mathematical concepts to take on their school’s unjust hoodie policy — and bring math alive.

The Miseducation of Asian Americans

Elise Castillo and Suneal Kolluri

Through interviews with 80 Asian American high school students, two education researchers find that Advanced Placement courses often reinforce rather than challenge racial stereotypes.

“Once I Left Here, I Began to Recognize It”:

A Principal’s View on How Systems Push Black Children into Special Education

Gilbert Juan Armenta

A principal reflects on what leads to Black students being misidentified for special education.

Crying Between Crises:

Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in Elementary Schools

Alexa Cuff

An elementary school counselor searches for hope in the face of impossible demands.

Weaponizing Antisemitism:

From the 1968 Teacher Strike to Today’s New McCarthyism

Adam Sanchez

The 1968 teacher strike against community control in Ocean Hill-Brownsville taught pro-Israel organizations like the Anti-Defamation League to weaponize antisemitism. Here’s the story.

Beyond Loyalists and Patriots:

Centering Black and Indigenous Americans When Teaching the American Revolution

Tiferet Ani

A history teacher describes a mixer role play that introduces students to Black and Indigenous perspectives at the time of the American Revolution.