The Fulcrum on MSN3h
Black History Matters Act reintroduced amid debate on education and DEI policies
Karsonya Wise Whitehead helped introduce Freedom Schools, a free program dedicated to helping raise student literacy while ...
The Nation on MSN12d
How Do We Combat the Racist History of Public Education?
A conversation with Eve L. Ewing about the schoolhouse’s role in enforcing racial hierarchy and her book Original Sins.
The Breakdown: The history and role of the U.S. Department of Education
The United States Department of Education was officially created by Congress during the Carter Administration.
Oklahoma Proposes Teaching 2020 Election ‘Discrepancies’ in U.S. History
The Oklahoma Board of Education recently approved a new, more conservative social studies agenda that has irked even some ...
The Atlantic27d
The Dark History Behind Public Education
Demsas: I want to situate us in the history of the rise of state-led primary education. Before reading your book, I think I hadn’t really taken in the short timeline that we’re talking about ...
Time24d
The Department of Education’s History Shows It is Essential
Read More: A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education In 1867, President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet ...