The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

In 2016, 45,567 young people were held in facilities nationwide, down 20 percent from 2012.) There are also monthly themes that drive lessons and activities — African-American history in February, health and nutrition in March. Houston said the average class size is just three or four students.

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Civics U

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Immigration and immigration reform have been issues in past American history, and are still issues in American government and politics. This article will not enter that debate, but will review key elements in immigration history and law. Some of these also have a bearing on current issues and decisions.

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Future of History

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Unlike the day after the 2016 election, “I’m feeling not so much shock as the need to shore up my teaching and once again dig into difficult topics.” Here’s how Sarah Cooper taught her 8th grade social studies class today, as the nation went about determining a presidential winner. The post The Day After: How Do We Teach Now?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

As part of the redevelopment plan, the Blumberg homes were razed in 2016, and families were temporarily relocated to public housing elsewhere in the city. Ninth-grader Layla Stevens, 15, visited the National Museum of Jewish American History on one RWL trip. Her memories of the Anne Frank exhibit stayed with her.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

Fannie Lou Hamer is a small public high school that utilizes several progressive educational philosophies; the school’s innovations have led to it being named a “Gold” School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center in 2015 and a “model school” by the Center for Reform of School Systems in 2016.

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ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

She was director of exhibitions at the New York Public Library, and previously a senior content developer and interpretive planner in the New York office of the museum design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates, where she worked on the development of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, along with other international projects.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2020

The recent student protests caught the attention of Robin Kelley, a professor of American history and African-American studies at UCLA. The students hope that the school will be forced to disclose more about its endowment and how much it’s benefiting from the prison system. Two forms of protest.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 18, 2025

Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland Universitys Masters Program in American History and Government. The post Margaret Sanger: The Woman Rebel appeared first on Teaching American History.

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US: Applications of Asian Critical Race Theory to Resist Marginalization.” iii] Lee, Erika, 2016. The Making of Asian America: A History." ii] Kim, Jung & Hsieh, Betina, 2022. Simon & Schuster. [iv] iv] Kim, Claire Jean, 2000. Yale University Press.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

In 2016, a former student pled guilty to hanging a noose around a campus statue of James Meredith, the student white protesters fought to keep out more than 50 years ago. Related: Many state flagship universities leave black and Latino students behind. They suffered 100 percent casualties. Photo: Delece Smith-Barrow/The Hechinger Report.

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Teaching American History

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Perhaps American history students should learn about the LA Times bombing so they understand the complexities of the labor struggle in this era. Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland University’s Masters Program in American History and Government.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

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.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 9, 2025

Johnson is a tenured Instructor in Political Science, History, and Geography at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead, MN. He has served APSA as Chair of the TLC Program Committee (2015), and as co-Editor of the Journal of Political Science Education (2016-2022).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. I could never go back to the old model,” says Ms. But computers are expensive.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The National Endowment for the Humanities is sponsoring “American Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” a summer institute for teachers in grades K-12 in July 2018, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The program was also offered in 2016 and 2017. history and its legacy today.” The materials can be downloaded free.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Kirk: Sitting around a big oak table, Epstein and I dust off the 1966 leather-bound course catalog and compare it to the 2016 paperback. Kirk: As we flip through the 2016 catalog. Jon: Sarah Igo chairs the American History Department at Vanderbilt and is an intellectual historian. Archivist: Great. It has 591 pages.

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Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 89

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland UniversitysMasters Program in American History and Government. The post Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Sorting the Real from the Myth appeared first on Teaching American History.

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American History Library History Government 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2017

In New York, 74 percent of English language learners at International schools graduated from high school in 2016, compared with 31 percent of English learners citywide. His lesson on the Civil Rights movement during his American History class on a March afternoon relied on photographs with short text portions to help the discussion.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Betsy DeVos, his nominee for Secretary of Education, speaks at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images. President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos didn’t whole-heartedly renounce white supremacy last weekend, but teachers must.

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American History History Leadership Government 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Black contributions to society are not being recognized in the pantheon of American history. In fact, we can use it to introduce more recent history and fresh faces. Kendi, winner of the 2016 National Book Award for nonfiction. history from the perspective of black people.

History 87

History Multicultural Education American History Heritage 87

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Black contributions to society are not being recognized in the pantheon of American history. The danger in relegating black history to a month is that it becomes horribly contained to a month. Kendi, winner of the 2016 National Book Award for nonfiction. history from the perspective of black people.

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History Multicultural Education American History Heritage 47

Diane Ravitch

MAY 22, 2023

Given the number of states that ban the teaching of accurate, factual history, it’s seems to me impossible to expect students to be prepared to take an American history test. How can teachers explain the election process when Trump says it’s rigged (he said it before the 2016 election as well)?

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Civics History American History Government 40

Diane Ravitch

MAY 5, 2023

In 2016, a supposedly educated population of United States citizens elected Donald Trump as its next president, ushering in what surely will be a new social order. There were no headlines about the dismal state of teaching and learning American history and civics in 2018. I wrote the above in 2018.

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Civics History Social Studies American History 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. Most Americans were appalled. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence.

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 137

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

White students also lack a good grasp of history — they scored 22 points lower than the minimum level of achievement or “cut score” on the NAEP U.S. history exam — so they may have trouble understanding the roots of systemic racism and how ruthless politicians throughout American history have wielded race to divide people and gain power.

Civics 129

Civics American History Leadership History 129

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

government and African American history in Hamilton, Ohio. government and African American history in right-leaning Hamilton, Ohio. “It’s not synonymous with indoctrination,” Dunn said. You’re not requiring students to share your belief, you’re just sharing yours with them.”. Duane Moore teaches U.S. Credit: Duane Moore.

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Controversial Topics Social Studies Government American History 111

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

So Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the hills of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state.

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Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

percent in March 2016, for new arts, law and public policy graduates it was 8.5 You really don’t know the value of your degree until 20 to 30 years out,” said Kent State provost Todd Diacon, noting that his Latin American history degree did not bring in a sizable salary until he became a university administrator.

Economics 75

Economics Humanities Anthropology History 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

During his time as governor, Walz signed legislation last year to make college tuition-free for Native American students in Minnesota and required K-12 teachers to complete training on Native American history.

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K-12 Education Public School History 135