Teaching American History

JANUARY 9, 2024

In any class that focuses on the Founding era in our MA in American History & Government program (MAHG) , you’re almost certainly going to discuss Federalist #1 and how often human history is shaped by “accident and force” instead of “reflection and choice.” I was thrilled to hear her advice.

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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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As we have argued elsewhere , at the heart of the current efforts is deep-seated disagreement “over whether and to what extent racism is embedded in American history and institutions, how racism should be acknowledged and combatted, and who bears responsibility for ongoing racial discrimination and injustice.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2020

Quarterback Drew Brees, of the New Orleans Saints, walks off the field at halftime during the NFL Pro Bowl football game in January, 2020. It probably means you’re not regularly talking with them about current events and they’re not getting a good education about American history in school. Related: No son, war is not necessary.

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

Disaggregating People of Color As a Black researcher, educator, and professional committed to intersectional racial justice, I observe that learning about the humanness of people with whom I research puts much of the racial division in context of a broader history of Eurocentrism and imperialism.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Constitution, we understood the truth and fought every way we could until our full humanity was recognized. I’m encouraging you to put the events of 2020 into the context of our legacy. While the current barriers to a quality education are new, they are not unprecedented.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. I wish I kept notes, but maybe close to April 2020, I realized this wouldn’t be so hard on kids. The district’s enrollment recovered somewhat from the 2020-21 school year but has yet to achieve pre-pandemic levels.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

And so every child today gets taught that modern slavery is human trafficking, it’s a crime against humanity. But certainly for most of the history of the West these were not considered crimes against humanity. Muhammad: I had not thought about this, Jesse. This is why it’s so important for us to be in community.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

When sports practices were abruptly canceled at his school on March 12, 2020, Michael Liao, then 17, started to worry how much the pandemic would affect his school – and particularly his upcoming theater performance. All three planned to graduate at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Mana Setayesh. Mana Setayesh.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Although simple, this first step, reopening schools, requires significant collaboration with other federal agencies, including, importantly, the Department of Health and Human Services, and with different educational institutions and a diverse array of state, local and tribal jurisdictions. Biden’s $1.9 Racism is the mother of conspiracies.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

A group of more than 300 historians and education experts published their answer — a “ Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.” Is American history education the problem? The post OPINION: The wrong roadmap for teaching American history appeared first on The Hechinger Report. citizenship exam.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2021

In 1963, James Baldwin wrote, “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” We will all be well served to bear in mind how conflicted American history is, and to learn from those who have paved the way for a future brighter than our past.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

I also wanted to let folks know that we at the Zinn Education Project offer free, downloadable people’s history lessons that many of you have probably used for middle and high school students, and we also have an important report on Reconstruction that we hope you all will check out and think about how to use in your classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

and African American history. ” The day before the 2020 election, he created a commission that produced “ The 1776 Report ,” a counterpoint to “The 1619 Project.” Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep.

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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.”

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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

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