Ideas This Week

Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.

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Impact Story

by Jessica Weingartner

Sep 19, 2023

Urban Community School, where Ryan Hurley teaches, is part of Facing History’s Partner Schools Network. He explains the benefits of this partnership.

Perspective

by Facing History Staff*

Sep 18, 2023

From losing the Iran they knew to revolution in 1979 to watching the current revolution from afar, a friend of Facing History shares her family's story.

"Free Iran" sign and Iranian flags at Iranian human rights rally - Sacramento, CA

Insight

by Kaitlin Smith

Sep 15, 2023

Explore these lauded books centered on Hispanic American peoples and their experiences to celebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month.

A portion of the cover from West Side Rising: How San Antonio's 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement (Maverick Books, 2021).

Insight

by Jessica Weingartner

Sep 14, 2023

Resistance to integration in the US didn’t stop just because of a Supreme Court ruling. But nine Black students from Little Rock helped change minds.

Portrait of eight of The Little Rock Nine Students

Perspective

by Kaitlin Smith

Sep 12, 2023

George Takei speaks to the Facing History community about his childhood experience in an internment camp and anti-Asian racism on the rise today.

Featured Resource

by Aqsa Islam

Sep 11, 2023

Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of October for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.

Graphic image of one hand reaching out to the other.

Impact Story

by Facing History Staff

Sep 8, 2023

LexisNexis Risk Solutions supports the expansive educational opportunities that Facing History offers through our Teaching for Equity & Justice workshops.