Declaration at 250 – Â鶹¾«Æ· America's Education News Source Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-74_favicon-32x32.png Declaration at 250 – Â鶹¾«Æ· 32 32 How Should Educators Teach America’s Story? /article/how-should-educators-teach-americas-story/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=1031448 Â鶹¾«Æ· was proud to partner with the Progressive Policy Institute for a special conversation about how best to teach the American experience. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, educators at the K-12 and higher education levels are grappling with the best way to educate young people about the United States. What is the proper balance between explaining the grand ideals of liberty and equality found in the Declaration of Independence — and acknowledging the many ways America has fallen short?

Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™s Greg Toppo steered the event including Richard D. Kahlenberg, director of PPI’s American Identity Project; Rice University professor Caroline Levander; and PPI fellow Lief Lin.

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