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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

Zinn Education Project

Background on Juneteenth Here are key points from scholars Greg Carr, Christopher Wilson, and Clint Smith on the history beyond the traditional textbook narrative about Juneteenth. African American History Monument by Ed Dwight, State Capitol Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina. Source: Alamy.In The Brown v.

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The First 20th Century Genocide

World History Teachers Blog

In May 2021, the German government acknowledged what happened in Namibia was genocide and agreed to pay the Namibian government 1.1 In a fascinating essay for Al Jazeera, Hamilton Wende, author and journalist based in Johannesburg, outlines this first holocaust in an essay called "Our Auschwitz, our Dachau."

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Joshua Dunn, Teachers Discuss Judiciary’s Involvement in Education

Teaching American History

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. West, “The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited.”

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Eric Schickler Receives the 2024 Barbara Sinclair Lecture Award

Political Science Now

Since 1997, he has been associated with the University of California, Berkeley, where he has chaired the Department of Political Science and served as co-director of the Institute of Government Studies. Of particular note is his interest in exploring political history and American political development through the lens of the Congress.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. State Evaluations Reveal Gaps in Civics Education In 2021, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states.

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Ancient Human Habitation: New Discoveries from East Timor’s Laili Rock Shelter

Anthropology.net

Southeast Asia’s Ancient Cultural Heritage Beyond East Timor and Sulawesi, Australia holds some of the oldest continuous cultural heritage sites globally, reflecting its Indigenous populations' long history. Archaeological evidence in Australia dates back at least 60,000 years, highlighting the ancient roots of Aboriginal cultures.

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New events from the RGS-IBG

Living Geography

Official measures of multiple deprivation in each of the four nations of the UK are used to allocate billions of pounds of government money. This is important because their impacts are likely to be a partly a function of the deprivation history of an area (e.g.,