Dr. Abraham Magendzo is one of Latin America’s leading scholars in human rights education. He earned his Licentiate in Education from the University of Chile, a master’s degree in Education and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a doctorate in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Throughout his distinguished career, he has served as Director of the Interdisciplinary Program for Educational Research (PIIE), a member of Chile’s Center for Training, Experimental and Pedagogical Research, a professor and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and a member of the Curriculum and Evaluation Unit in Chile’s Ministry of Education.
Engage your students on issues of racial justice and human rights with this new educator resource collection.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration…
OUR MISSION
The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States.
In their report, Testing Democracy: How Large-Scale Assessment Systems Can Support Civic Learning, researchers Laura S. Hamilton and W. Christopher Grant contend that states, districts, and schools can creatively assess civic learning to ensure universal access, quality, and students’ civic preparedness.
Join legal scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. to explore how constitutional norms, civic habits, and unwritten rules shape political behavior, institutional legitimacy, and the resilience of democracy, from respecting judicial decisions to certifying elections and honoring long-standing practices.
Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 6:45 p.m. ET
Teaching for Change shares this article by Megan Madison for educators and caregivers of young children to read and discuss as part of our Zinn Education Project (with Rethinking Schools) campaign to teach truthfully about the American Revolution on this 250th anniversary.
