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Devoted to Promoting and Teaching the History of Education Across Institutions
We are an international scholarly society devoted to promoting and teaching the history of education across institutions. You will find detailed information about us, what is happening in the organization, our annual meeting, and our publication by browsing our site.
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In the Streets, in the Archives: Decades of Teacher Protest in North Carolina
In early June 1978, thousands of letters flooded the office of North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. Teachers protested the inadequate 6% increase in salary in the face of a 10% increase in cost of living. In an organized effort, thousands of teachers from across the...
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“A New Kind of Black Youth”: The Integral Role of Young Foot Soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement
By Professor Jon Hale At the NAACP’s annual convention in 1959, which celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights association, leaders paid homage to Youth Council chapters in Wichita and Oklahoma City. High school youth in these towns received the honor...
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Paper by me & student accepted to @HistEdUSA annual meeting this fall: “Budgeting Big Bird,” on how Sesame Workshop (originally Children’s Television Workshop) has funded its work over the years, and what that means for the sense of the show as emotionally owned by the public.
Panel accepted to @HistEdUSA meeting this fall in Columbus, OH, on 50th anniversary of @SesameStreet. Barbara Beatty agreed to chair, woohoo!
My review of Transforming the Elite by @MichelleAPurdy is out! Highly recommended #book -- a deft analysis of the desegregation of @WestminsterATL drawing on docs & interviews with the first black students. #histed #read
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Thank you @WoyshnerC for interviewing me for Espacio, Tiempo y Educación issue 6 no 2 (2019) #histed https://t.co/96auQgifCC
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Deadline Extended on Submissions for the 2019 Henry Barnard Prize
The History of Education Society awards the Barnard Prize biennially for the best graduate student essay in the history of education, broadly defined to cover a wide range of educational and cultural institutions inside and outside of the United States. Nominations by...
Thank You to Those Who Submitted Proposals for the 2019 HES Conference
Thank you to those who submitted proposals the 2019 HES conference to be held in Columbus, OH. Please note that you will receive notification of proposal decisions by mid-June.
Announcing the 2019 HES Conference
The 2019 History of Education Society annual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus Hotel in vibrant Columbus, Ohio. Mark your calendar and plan to join us in Columbus.
2019 HES Call for Proposals: Deadline Extended
The Program Committee for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society has extended the deadline for submission of proposals for the 2019 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Proposals are now due on or before Monday, April 15, 2019 (no later than 11:59...
