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In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Teaching American History

appeared first on Teaching American History. I Have a Dream speech, which ranks among the most famous speeches of the 20 th century. Professor Lucas Morel Read the complete text of King’s address to the March on Washington. The post In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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7 realities for Black students in America, 70 years after Brown

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That practice persisted in Wilcox County until 2013 , when high schoolers organized a prom for both white and Black students. The course was created in part in response to longstanding concerns that African American history has been downplayed or left out of K-12 curriculum. But the A.P.

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Lindblom is the 2013 Arizona Teacher of the Year and a 2014 Graduate of the MAHG program. The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. It would give them time to think about American principles while learning to read primary documents. I feel like I won the teacher lottery!”

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The new homeschoolers: More diverse, very committed

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, she, her husband and her cousin founded a nonprofit called Generations Indigenous Ways that offers after-school science programs and seasonal outdoor science camps. “If you know your culture, if you know where you come from, you’re stronger,” she said. You’re stronger minded. You learn better.”.

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Can a school save a neighborhood?

The Hechinger Report

Vaux closed in 2013 amid a wave of citywide school closures. By the time it closed in 2013 along with more than 20 other schools in the district, over three-quarters of Vaux students were not reading or performing math at grade level, according to state records. David Bromley, executive director of Big Picture Philadelphia.

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Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election

Teaching American History

Operations Against Terrorists (2001) Obama, Special Address to the Nation on Syria (2013) Emergency Powers and Civil Liberties during Wartime Lincoln, Message to Congress in Special Session (1861) Nixon, Interview on the Huston Plan (1977) Kennedy and Scalia, Boumediene v. Korea (1950) Yoo, On the President’s Constitutional Authority.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

In Illinois, District 428 awarded 73 high school diplomas in 2017, up from 65 in 2013 when there were twice as many juveniles in the system and their average stay was longer. There are also monthly themes that drive lessons and activities — African-American history in February, health and nutrition in March.