Rewriting Texts? You Decide.

Some right-wingers ignore facts as they rewrite U.S. history By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers Steven Thomma, Mcclatchy Newspapers Thu Apr 1, 4:05 pm ET WASHINGTON — The right is rewriting history. The most ballyhooed effort is under way in Texas , where conservatives have pushed the state school board to rewrite guidelines, downplaying Thomas Jefferson in one high school [...]

Native Hawaiian Government May Become Reality

HONOLULU – Their kingdom long ago overthrown, Native Hawaiians seeking redress are closer than they’ve ever been to reclaiming a piece of Hawaii. Native Hawaiians are the last remaining indigenous group in the United States that hasn’t been allowed to establish their own government, a right already extended to Alaska Natives and 564 Native American [...]

Google Voice!

http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html Google Voice is another web-based tool I am using to help students learn.  Give it a try.  It’s definitely been a challenge setting up.

Far Right Influences in Texas Ed Decision

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences By APRIL CASTRO, Associated Press Writer April Castro, Associated Press Writer 2 mins ago AUSTIN, Texas – A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students [...]

A US-Iranian Deal?

By George Friedman The United States apparently has reached the point where it must either accept that Iran will develop nuclear weapons at some point if it wishes, or take military action to prevent this. There is a third strategy, however: Washington can seek to redefine the Iranian question. As we have no idea what [...]

The Meaning of Marjah

By Kamran Bokhari, Peter Zeihan and Nathan Hughes On Feb. 13, some 6,000 U.S. Marines, soldiers and Afghan National Army (ANA) troops launched a sustained assault on the town of Marjah in Helmand province. Until this latest offensive, the U.S. and NATO effort in Afghanistan had been constrained by other considerations, most notably Iraq. Western [...]

Draft of the Constitution Found

Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila. By Edward Colimore Inquirer Staff Writer Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. On the back of a treasured draft of the U.S. Constitution was a truncated version of the same document, starting with the familiar words: “We [...]

Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

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 [...]

History by Beck – ‘Not Taught in Classrooms’

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31882.html By: Michael Calderone January 22, 2010 09:43 PM EST Viewers tuning into MSNBC at 5 p.m. on Friday would have seen Chris Matthews riffing on President Barack Obama’s speech in Ohio, while CNN’s “The Situation Room” led with the earthquake in Haiti. But Fox News wasn’t focusing on the day’s news. Instead, host [...]

Texas Fights over Social Studies Lessons

By APRIL CASTRO, Associated Press Writer AUSTIN, Texas – Parents, teachers and activists lined up Wednesday for the chance to help shape the way history — topics from the Roman Empire to Texas cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash — will be taught to millions of Texas children for the next decade. The State Board of [...]

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