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As the Right Fights the Teaching of Race, A New AP Course Expands It

November 16, 2022

The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More

For LGBTQ Teachers, Academic Freedom Means the Freedom to Exist

October 24, 2022

The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More

Today’s Book Bans Echo a Panic Against Comic Books in the 1950s

October 17, 2022

History shows that when Americans grow panicked about the impact of reading material on children, they often don’t scrutinize specific claims against materials. More

Conservatives’ Panic Over Teachers Misses How Little Freedom They Have

October 10, 2022

In preventing teachers from guiding students in debate and critical inquiry and inhibiting them from educating about social justice, we have weakened the core elements of American democracy. More

Limiting Academics’ Freedom to Tell the Truth About Racism is Not New

October 3, 2022

As conservatives return to the rhetoric of their repressive roots denouncing academic freedom, the big question may be whether they will even face opposition. More

Conservatives have turned against academic freedom again. Here’s why.

September 26, 2022

As conservatives return to the rhetoric of their repressive roots denouncing academic freedom, the big question may be whether they will even face opposition. More

Crusading for Parental Rights May Cloak Other Motives

September 19, 2022

Parental control has always tempered academic freedom in American public schools, with the outcome of any resulting dispute often turning on which parents protest the loudest or which politicians… More

Today’s Book Bans Might Be More Dangerous Than Those From the Past

September 12, 2022

Bans are targeting books that young Americans want to read, not texts that a teacher tells them they must. More

The Right Has Long Tried to Impose Its Vision on American Education

August 29, 2022

Real academic freedom means more than just the eventual defeat of book-burning mobs. It means more than waiting until the next election to oust irresponsible politicians. It means the… More

The Truth About the History Education Wars in 2022

August 15, 2022

Good history teaching involves both perspectives, and — most of all — it requires students to make sense of them. More

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