First Myles Horton Education Award, New Monthly Column, The Daily Show and much more!

April 2012

Dear Zinn Education Project friends,

We bring you many exciting announcements, including the first Myles Horton Education Award for Teaching a People's History, the launch of our monthly column If We Knew Our History on the importance of teaching a people's history, the release of the first installment of our Stories of Teaching a People's History recordings, upcoming spring conferences, and new teaching activities and resources.

Mexican American Studies Program Director Sean Arce Selected for the 2012 Myles Horton Education Award

The 2012 Myles Horton Award for Teaching People's History honoree is Sean Arce, co-founder and director of the Mexican American Studies program in Tucson, Ariz. The Zinn Education Project is delighted to honor Sean Arce for his instrumental role in nurturing one of the most significant and successful public school initiatives on the teaching of history in the United States. Read more.

The Zinn Education Project introduces students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of United States history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula.

The Zinn Education Project is a collaboration between Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change.

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The Daily Show on Ethnic Studies

On April 2, The Daily Show aired a segment on the ban on the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson. Read more and watch segment.

If We Knew Our History Series Launch

The Real Irish American Story Not Taught in Schools by Bill Bigelow kicked off our new monthly column on the importance of teaching a people's history. This article was published on The Huffington Post, Common Dreams, and AlterNet. Thanks to all who helped spread the word and "liked" the article. The next installment will post soon. Stay tuned.

Stories of Teaching a People's History

In partnership with StoryCorps' National Teachers Initiative

"I think that if you're afraid to challenge some of the fundamentals of the mainstream view of American history, you're dancing around reality."

Deborah Menkart interviews Elizabeth Davis

"They said, 'But why won't the community stop it?' I said, 'You're the community...so what are you going

to do about it?'"

Want to record your story of teaching a people's history? We can arrange for you to record in one of the StoryCorps' stationary booths located in San Francisco, New York, or Atlanta. Visit our site for more information.

Tune in May 17 for PBS Broadcast of Precious Knowledge

Spread the word. PBS will broadcast the documentary Precious Knowledge on May 17. Check your local listings for showtimes.

Precious Knowledge illustrates an epic civil rights battle as brave students and teachers battle with lawmakers and public opinion in an effort to keep their classes alive. Read more.

Spring Conferences

	April 14-16 \| Vancouver American Educational Research Association	Help Us Spread the Word Request our free promotional booklet, Thinking Outside the Textbook, to pass out. It features: - The People vs. Columbus et al. Teaching Activity - Top 20 Downloaded Activities Bookmarks also available. Read more.
OREGON	April 21 \| Portland, OR Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education
	April 21 \| Franklin, WI Educators' Network for Social Justice
	April 28 \| Lawrence, MA Bread and Roses Centennial Academic Symposium
	May 19 \| Boston Teacher Action Group-Boston (TAG-Boston)
	May 30-June 1 \| New York National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE)

See full conference schedule

New Teaching Activities and Resources

ANPO: Art X War

Film review and teaching activity that tackle the U.S. occupation of Japan.

On Coal River

Film (free) and teaching guide on mountaintop removal.

The Indispensable Zinn

The Essential Writings of the "People's Historian"

Updated
Black Indians

A Hidden Heritage

Thanks to everyone who voted for the Zinn Education Project on the 2011 Working Assets/CREDO ballot, we received $67,000 to help fund our work in 2012. This provides 50 percent of the annual funding needed to sustain the website and free teaching resources. We depend on individual donors for the balance of the funding. Please consider making a donation today to the Zinn Education Project. Read more.

Thank you for bringing a people's history to the classroom!

Sincerely,

Lauren Cooper

For the Zinn Education Project