The Anniston Star

Sixth-grader shares historical lessons

Late in the school year, most sixth-graders are dreaming of summer vacation. Not Walker Fetner, a sixth-grader at White Plains Middle School who perks up, especially in history class. Twice this year, ...
The Texas Tribune

State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote ...
WKOW

‘I don’t know how to answer this’: Students, parents upset following racially-insensitive lesson

SUN PRAIRIE (WKOW) -- On the first day of Black History Month, some students in Sun Prairie were given a racially-insensitive lesson. Sixth graders at Patrick Marsh Middle School were presented with ...
Channel 3000

‘It’s saddening, it’s hurtful and it’s disrespectful’: Mother calls out lesson asking how sixth graders would punish slaves

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Instead of a clear answer, a virtual assignment Monday left sixth-grader Zayvion Hopkins and his mother with more questions. “He had this look on his face, like I don’t want to do ...