More than 9,000 teachers signed up to access people’s history lessons in 2024, bringing our full registration at the Zinn Education Project to close to 170,000 teachers, with representation from every state.

In 2024, there were increased attacks on teaching history, including anti-CRT laws and book bans. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to books on people's history.

Call on NAIS to immediately correct the record and issue an apology to Dr. Suzanne Barakat and Prof. Ruha Benjamin. 

Thousands of teachers are learning the history missing from their own education, thanks to our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes.

On Jan. 13, 2025, educator Jesse Hagopian will discuss Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education, and the campaign to fight back against bans on books and education. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

The 2024 election revealed a troubling reality: Widespread miseducation and fear-mongering continue to shape political outcomes at the expense of people of color and marginalized communities.

The Zinn Education Project (coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change) needs your support for 2025.

The Zinn Education Project will have a booth at the American Historical Association annual meeting in New York from January 4–6, 2025.

Check out this list of frequently downloaded lessons from the Zinn Education Project website in 2024.

Historian Justene Hill Edwards will discuss her book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank, a comprehensive account of the Freedman’s Bank and its depositors. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Scholar Orisanmi Burton discussed his book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.

Stories about the impact of people's history lessons in the classroom.

Thanks to the generous support of Dave Colapinto, all donations made through #GivingTuesday will be DOUBLED up to $10,000.

Documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen and historian LeRae Umfleet discussed American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a new American Experience PBS documentary. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.

A series of articles and interviews that center teacher experiences as they work to bring critical discussions to the classroom.

To continue to support educators with free people’s history resources we need your help. The Right has a well-funded campaign to suppress the truth. Your donation defends teachers who #TeachTruth.

Recommended classroom resources, including lessons, books, articles, films, and more for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Educator Brian Jones talked about the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the North and ways that those stories can be included in the curriculum. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.

We offer classroom-tested environmental justice lessons, a climate crisis timeline, other teaching resources, workshops, and a sample school board climate justice resolution.

We want to hear your stories about using our lessons on Reconstruction. In appreciation for your time, we will send you a free copy of Freedom Was in Sight by Kate Masur and Liz Clarke.

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why.