Public schools have lost touch with their mission and purpose, writes Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise...

"Americans are losing faith in the ability of public schools to teach controversial issues, writes Natalie Wexler. One person's "hard...

New laws restricting how teachers can discuss "divisive issues" try "to impose a singular narrative of the United States, because —...

Sixty-three percent of people trust local public-school teachers according to a new poll by PDK, an educators' group, reports Libby...

Russian schools are watching war movies, taking "virtual tours" through Crimea and "celebrating Russia's 'rebirth' under President...

My daughter never had an American Girl doll, because I was too cheap to spend that kind of money, even if each doll had a history back...

The City of Orlando's email promoting a Fourth of July fireworks display set off fireworks of its own with a sour jape: “A lot of people...

Moshe K. Levy considers himself “pro-human” rather than “anti-racist,” he writes on FAIR’s site. So he’s not a fan of Ibram X. Kendi’s...

Periodically, my eighth-grade teacher would fill the blackboard with everything we should “know” for the test. I remember “1777” (battle...

What should every American know? Aspen’s Citizenship and American Identity program is asking. The video features four immigrants talking...

Screen time isn’t necessarily wasted time, writes Mike Petrilli. His 10-year-old son learned about Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who defended Korea...

When was the U.S. Constitution ratified? Which countries did the U.S. fight in World War II? Asked multiple-choice questions from...

“We live in an era where we knock down old American heroes for all their imperfections, when no leader wants to admit to fault or...

Kalan Houser took the AP World History at Port of Los Angeles High School in May. As more students take Advanced Placement classes, a...

The Declaration of Independence includes hate speech, according to Facebook’s algorithm. Christian Britschgi explains on Reason‘s blog....

Or will some people look for any excuse to act aggrieved? The principal of Cherry Hill High School East has apologized for “insensitive”...

Three girls are using prior knowledge, texts and images to rank five Civil War heroes in order of heroism. Then they’ll write essays...

Studying texts, without context, is no way to learn history, writes Will Fitzhugh on Diane Ravitch’s blog. But it’s the Common Core way....

Black Panther, a huge box office hit, is a “hit with teachers” too, reports Brenda Iasevoli in Ed Week. Teachers are building lessons...

To illustrate the horrors of slave ships, a middle-school teacher told three black students to lie on the floor and stepped on a girl’s...