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Making the Invisible Visible: Preparing for Mix It Up at Lunch Day
Have you ever walked in the same hallway every day -- or driven from point A to point B -- without remembering how you got there, who you passed, or what you saw?
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Taking History Out of Context
There are three questions students of history should always ask: What’s the context?What’s the context?What’s the context? Yes, I know, it’s a play on the old real estate joke (location, location, location), but the importance of understanding how a quote or an event sits in terms of what’s happening around it cannot be overstated.
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Excited to Mix It Up in New Orleans
More than half the students in my middle school receive special education services or some extra help for academics or behavior. We polled our student leadership to find out the biggest issues in school. They said, “Cliques.”
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Black History Month: Teaching Beyond Slavery

Avoid minimizing Black history; include the full human experience beyond enslavement.
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Teach This: Politics and History Textbooks

A recent New York Times article compares history textbooks to show the radical differences between California and Texas editions. It’s a great opportunity to encourage your students to think about the role politics plays in curriculum.
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Celebrate Juneteenth With a Commitment to Disrupt the Continuum of Hard History
Learning for Justice is relaunching the Teaching Hard History podcast series with host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., to resist current efforts to erase and alter our nation’s history. As we celebrate Juneteenth, we uplift liberation and Black joy and culture. And we commit to learning and teaching the hard history that is foundational to the United States and the ongoing movement for freedom and equality.
- Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
- Slavery and the Civil War, Part 1
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos
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Understanding and Countering Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Schools

Amid a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia, we all need to help ensure young people’s right to an education free from bigotry in an inclusive and supportive environment.