This Explainer describes the standards that governments need to meet before, during, and after an election to ensure that the election is "free and fair."
This Explainer describes the standards that governments need to meet before, during, and after an election to ensure that the election is "free and fair."
This Explainer defines the term political polarization and provides information on how it impacts US politics and society.
This explainer describes key characteristics of white nationalist ideology and clarifies related key-terms, such as “alt-right” and “white power.”
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This series of Teaching Ideas is designed to help students think critically about the long and troubling history between law enforcement and Black Americans, while not stereotyping or criminalizing all police officers.
Before your students explore the case study, you may want to try one or more of the following short suggested activities that introduce key themes and help develop a common language for discussions about bullying and ostracism.
A collection of teaching ideas, on-demand learning opportunities, and other resources designed to build students’ capacities for civic engagement.
Our resources help you get out of your comfort zone and spark a connection. In partnership with BRIDGES and the National Civil Rights Museum.
Explore images from the Battle of Cable Street of 1936, when thousands in East London stood in solidarity against Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists.
Images from Frank Tashlin's children’s book The Bear that Wasn’t, used in Facing History's reading of the same name.
This Explainer presents statistics on migration around the world and defines key terms such as migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker.