Throughout centuries, the lavish chronicles of royals, books written on stained, frayed parchment, antique pieces of preserved newspapers, and tattered diaries of the humble commoners have bestowed ...

Scores in U.S. history and civics for eighth-graders are down across the U.S., according to recent results from the assessment known as the "Nation's Report Card." This year's history scores are the ...

Every February, I remind Education Week readers that the forefather of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, meant for the occasion to be a time when schools and communities would celebrate the ...

As an accomplished teacher, emerging educational historian and rigorous scholar, PhD graduate Derek LeFebre demonstrates exemplary passion and commitment to his work. A Colorado native raised in ...

When people think about Black history in schools, they might think of the new Advanced Placement African American Studies course that Florida’s education department banned. Or perhaps their minds go ...

As the U.S. becomes more racially diverse, K-12 classrooms are too. But, the discussions surrounding diversity in history classrooms are advancing at a much slower pace. Often, the history taught in ...

History and philosophy of education chart how societies imagine, organise and justify the cultivation of human capacities. The historical strand ranges from nineteenth-century national accounts and ...

When we see that children everywhere are required by law to go to school, that almost all schools are structured in the same way, and that our society goes to a great deal of trouble and expense to ...

Canadians are at war over their history. Statues and names of prominent Canadians have also been the centre of vigorous debate across the country this year. One of these debates has focused on the ...

When we see that children everywhere are required by law to go to school, that almost all schools are structured in the same way, and that our society goes to a great deal of trouble and expense to ...