Wed, Jan 20 2021

Teresa Thayer Snyder was superintendent of the Voorheesville district in upstate New York. She wrote this wise and insightful essay on her Facebook page. A friend sent it to me. I am writing today about the children of this pandemic. After a…

The Washington Post – Joe Heim, Valerie Strauss – Jan 18, 10:14 PM

When she reached out to social studies teachers across the country after the attack on the Capitol, the common sentiment they were experiencing was “shock and grieving,” said Emma Humphries, the chief education officer for iCivics, a…

The Washington Post – Gillian Brockell – Jan 19, 5:02 AM

The commission was created in September with a confusing press conference featuring Housing and Urban Development secretary Dr. Ben Carson. The 45-page report is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to…

An art project that turned the border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border into the temporary base for pink see-saws – inviting children on each side to come play together – has won the London's Design Museum award for best design of 2020.

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