Social science education
In this Monday, May 10, 2021 students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn. The year of anti-Asian violence has led students and teachers to advocate for reexamining how Asian American studies and history are taught in public schools. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies

By Annie Ma Jun. 10, 2021 01:22 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 07:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 4, 2021. Editorial: Our kids’ education should be based on fact, not propaganda ' Editorial ...

Illinois tackles anti-Asian hate with the TEAACH Act

By Rita Oceguera Of Injustice Watch May. 29, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is poised to become the first state to require that public schools teach their students the history of Asian Americans, who have...

Nicholas Sugiarto, of San Diego, Calif., a student at Dartmouth College, stands for a photograph on the school's campus, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Hanover, N.H. A wave of anti-Asian attacks that started more than a year ago with the pandemic, along with the March 2021 shootings in Atlanta that left six Asian women dead, have provoked national conversations about the visibility of Asian Americans. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand

By Terry Tang May. 15, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. Feb. 18, 2021. Editorial: : Resource guide, Black history project good signs of growth in inclusivity ...

Social studies teacher Logan Landry looks over the shoulder of seventh grader Simone Moore as she works on a project while seated next to a cutout of Elvis Presley at the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Poland, Maine. With instruction time reduced as much as half by the coronavirus pandemic, many of the nation's middle school and high school teachers have given up on covering all the material normally included in their classes and instead are cutting lessons. Landry, put up cardboard cutouts to keep up social distancing, where instruction time has been cut in half by the hybrid model.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
As virus cuts class time, teachers have to leave out lessons

By Michael Melia Feb. 01, 2021 11:11 AM EST

Conor Murphy, a teacher at West Genesee High School, in Camillus, N.Y., conducts his "Participation in Government" class, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Many teachers say they are treading cautiously in light of varied political viewpoints in their classrooms and communities. But they universally describe efforts to hear out students’ fears and concerns. (Photo by A. Thomson via AP)
Teachers help students make sense of violence at US Capitol

By Michael Melia And Carolyn Thompson Jan. 08, 2021 12:39 PM EST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws the football during warm-ups in an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 in New Orleans. The Saints defeated the 49ers 27-13. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
Rams players award $750,000 to social justice programs

By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2020 11:37 AM EST

UN chief says 1 billion students affected by virus closures

By Edith M. Lederer Aug. 04, 2020 01:41 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history,...

Tacoma teachers struggle to reach kids amid virus closure

By Matt Driscoll Apr. 25, 2020 09:26 PM EDT
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — At least 40 percent. That’s how many of her students Nichol Everett, a teacher at Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma,...

An empty classroom is seen at a closed school in Paris, Monday, March 16, 2020. France plans to close all creches, schools and universities from Monday until further notice to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Emmanuel Macron says. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
With high schools closed, France's key 'Bac' exam canceled

By Sylvie Corbet Apr. 03, 2020 10:49 AM EDT