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Anna Lenardson Loves to Learn and Teach

Teaching American History

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

Teaching 105
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With the nation in turmoil, Ed Secretary King’s quest to diversify schools is the right pursuit

The Hechinger Report

The evidence of American history is that in the absence of intentional policy choices we get more segregation – not less; we get more inequality – not less,” King said in a meeting curated by New Schools for New Orleans on July 2 during his visit to the Essence Festival. Rita’s Catholic School in New Orleans, Monday, Aug.

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A university grapples with its links to slavery and racism

The Hechinger Report

In 2015, after the school agreed to remove the state flag with its Confederate emblem from campus, students and alumni formed the Our State Flag Foundation to bring the flag back. That to me is how you fully reconcile,” said McNeil, a member of the university’s student government who was born in Grenada, Mississippi.

History 89
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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

A 2015 survey by the Council of State Governments Justice Center found that only 13 states provided educational services for kids inside juvenile justice facilities that were comparable to those provided for kids outside of them. Its implementation has coincided with the rapid rise in course completions and diplomas awarded.

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South Dakota Teacher of the Year Sees Teaching as a Team Effort

Teaching American History

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Why Hawkins Enrolled in MASTAHG Hawkins was awarded a James Madison fellowship in 2015. and ‘What do I think about it?’—that

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Should student protests try to change a campus or change society?

The Hechinger Report

Jonathan Butler (c), a University of Missouri grad student who did a 7 day hunger strike listens during a forum speaking to students on the campus of University of Missouri – Columbia on November 9, 2015 in Columbia, Missouri. Perhaps the most famous recent protests were at the University of Missouri in fall 2015.

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College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 2

The Hechinger Report

The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. But what was different now — this was now 2015 — was that the students who shouted him down took responsibility for shouting him down.

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