Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

Mississippi was the site of the most notorious lynching in the early civil rights movement, the killing of Emmett Till in 1955, and had the highest rates of lynching in the country — violence meant to impose social, economic, and political intimidation. April 2020. History this Week. The History Channel. Scene On Radio.

American History 96

American History Archiving History Museum 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Like previous generations of Black students, you must not only master language arts, social studies, math and art, you must do so while still demanding equal treatment and funding for schools, diverse teachers, safe and healthy learning conditions and rich curricular offerings, including the study of Black people’s contributions to American history.

American History 128

American History Cultures Social Studies Economics 128

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

There is a learning gap that is threatening economic and social productivity in the U.S. 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. that must be addressed. The untreated white achievement gap continues to tear our country apart.

Civics 136

Civics American History Leadership History 136

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 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140

ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2024

It’s an economic issue for our economy, for businesses to be able to thrive. For years, child care was treated as a fringe topic that was rarely part of the national economic discourse. In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, more women exited the labor force than men, a phenomenon that had never occurred in American history.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy Government Economics American History 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2021

Authors of history textbooks writing about the failed insurrection of Jan. The influence of white supremacy on American history has largely been disregarded by past and present writers, especially in accounts of the Civil War. 6, 2021 must not ignore the event’s white supremacist underpinnings.

History 145

History American History Social Studies Economics 145

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. They are killed for the crime of their economic success.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

In 2018 he proposed cuts to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, a federal program that helps low-income families pay for child care, but ultimately approved funding increases passed by Congress in both 2018 and 2020. During a speech in June 2020, Trump called school choice the “civil rights statement of the year.” Christina A.

K-12 122

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 122

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

. — Jackie Mader Family leave and tax benefits As soon as she became the presumptive Democratic nominee in July, Harris reaffirmed her support for paid family leave , which also was part of the platform she proposed as a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest. eventually obtaining a more than $1.1

K-12 134

K-12 Education History Public School 134