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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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We are kicking off the @HistEdSocUK postgrad conference with a welcome from President @chwess, and our amazing organisers and postgrad reps @EllieSi89758677 @holloway_cath!
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Across the oceans: ANZHES announces 2019 conference - ANZHES | Australian & New Zealand History of Education Society @HistEdSocUK @HistEdUSA #histed #histchild https://t.co/INscClxgEr
#Brownat65 should be a provocation: how do segregation and injustice connect today? what does the hard history of desegregation say about routes forward?
My thoughts via @ACLU
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Important new history of higher education available in September!
Very excited to launch my new website! Yale Needs Women is available September 10th via @sourcebooks - available for preorder now: https://t.co/ghFtGgZrkC
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HES Site Coordinator Position Call For Volunteer
The History of Education Society seeks a member to fill the position of Site Coordinator for the Society. The new Coordinator will take office at the November 2019 annual meeting in Columbus. The Coordinator will be responsible for site selection for the 2022 annual...
Announcing the 2019 Barnard Prize
April 8, 2019 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....
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...
Announcing the 2019 HES Call for Proposals
The Program Committee for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society invites proposals on all topics related to the history of education, in any period or nation, and especially proposals that cross cultures, periods, or national boundaries. We invite...
