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.
Media Literacy, Politics, and the New Digital Age
Fact or fiction? Biased or neutral? Informed or influenced decision? Evaluating the news can be tricky, but it’s an important part of civic life.
Teaching about Voting and Elections
Schools have always played a role in preparing young people for civic life. Grow your students' civic engagement with Facing History.
Ida B. Wells, an Upstander through Journalism
Wells's trailblazing reporting is an enduring lesson in the importance of journalism as a conduit for vital information.
Boost Students’ Media Literacy with These Great Resources
Create spaces in the classroom to teach about media literacy with current events resources and strategies from Facing History.
“Learning should never be stagnant.”
Lori Zaimi credits Facing History training for fostering an inclusive and responsive culture among her staff and students.
Overcoming Polarization: The Importance of Civil Discourse in a Divided World
Facing History offers tools that can help navigate conversations on polarizing topics with empathy, self-awareness, and critical thinking.
Honoring Yom HaShoah: We Remember
Learn about and observe Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, and reflect on its meaning.
Trust Youth, Trust Educators
Facing History’s CEO discusses the importance of empowering teachers to create a safe learning space amidst growing polarization in the classroom.
Fostering Civic Imagination and Empowering Students to Shape the Future
Help students consider and pursue a better world, become empowered civic actors, and build connections using their imaginations.
Poetry and Civic Agency
Poetry has the power to connect us with the stories of others. Help your students amplify their voices, challenge inequalities, and consider social change in verse.
Women's Power in the Struggle for Freedom and Equal Rights
Throughout history, women have shaped and advanced human rights and democratic ideals by challenging societal norms and championing gender equality and civic freedom.