The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Samantha Palu, a high school government teacher in South Dakota, came to school on Jan. Palu’s principal backed her up, but she worries about backlash when she tackles controversial topics in the future. government and African American history in Hamilton, Ohio. Capitol the previous day. Duane Moore teaches U.S.

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Controversial Topics Social Studies Government American History 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

Young people who went to college were “20 percentage points more likely to vote than those who had not attended college” in the 2016 election. Researchers know a lot about the sort of curriculum that works well — one that includes not only learning the facts of history and the branches of government, but also that democracy depends on debate.

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Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The successful sitcom depicts the life of a family whose matriarch might be described as one of the “deplorables,” as Hillary Clinton controversially referred to the supposedly forgotten white working class during her failed 2016 presidential bid. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Higher Education.

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Controversial Topics K-12 Heritage Public School 53