‘Who controls the present controls the past’: Identity politics and the right to education

by Courtney Halverson, URG NYC Blog, Blog, Universal Rights Group NYC

Education is often described as the ‘great equalizer’.The right to education can propel people of all ages towards better futures through the inherent understanding of their own and others’ inviolable rights. History education in particular helps children understand the foundations of the State and society in which their rights are exercised, and yet, as can be seen with political issues …