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Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87 By Mark Feeney and Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as “A People’s History of the United States,” inspired young and old to rethink [...]
What is ‘race’? What is ‘culture’? These are basic questions central to the identity of many Americans and citizens of the world. This powerful PBS documentary examines the scientific reality concerning race – that there is no genetic basis for race. It also explores the development of the concept of race in America. Finally, it [...]
This course offers students the opportunity to examine important themes in America’s pluralistic democracy, question and analyze the relationship between these issues and diverse cultural groups, and to make decisions and take action on multicultural issues affecting themselves and others. This course does not offer simply a history of dominant or minority cultural groups. It [...]
Through Race to the Top, the US Department of Education is asking States to advance reforms around four specific areas: Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals [...]
In the state of Massachusetts, one of the most sweeping – and controversial – laws was recently signed by Governor Patrick to reform our education system. The act clears caps on charter schools, creates plans for Innovation Schools, and also creates new conditions for underperforming schools to rebuild themselves. Here’s a copy of the new [...]
