Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. Bryan Little, the 2022 James Madison Foundation Fellow for Kansas completed his MAHG degree in 2024.

Humanities 52

Humanities Teaching American History Government 52

Teaching American History

AUGUST 13, 2024

We were sad to learn last week that Mike Bisenius , a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program, has passed away after a brief, intense illness. Last fall we ran a story about Mike, who’d been named 2023 North Dakota History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Foundation.

American History 111

American History Government History Teaching 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

Civics 131

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School 135

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 135

ED Surge

JUNE 25, 2024

In 2022, only about 270,000 families (about 1.6 With limited funding, many communities deploy home visiting programs for specific populations, such as low-income families, single-parent households, recent immigrants and refugee families, families experiencing homelessness and those with a history of substance abuse.

Government 137

Government Tradition History Humanities 137

Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.”

Teaching 105

Teaching American History Government US Government 105

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2016, despite research showing that students who used computers more often at school performed much worse on reading and math PISA tests, the Finnish government announced it would spend millions of euros on ramping up digital learning. The data also showed a strong association between digital distraction and student achievement.

K-12 112

K-12 Charter School Government History 112

Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

Archaeology 107

Archaeology Heritage History Government 107

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last year, I had the privilege of learning and leading as the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and a CCSSO National Finalist. The Settler Identity There are many teachers of color that can trace their arrivals - whether voluntarily or forced - back to lands occupied by the United States government.

Ancestry 135

Ancestry Heritage Cultures History 135

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The three-week program took teachers from across the country on a study tour of Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC, discussing with leading scholars three eras in history—the Founding, the Civil War, and the mid-twentieth century Civil Rights movement—all of which tested Americans’ commitment to their principles of liberty and equality.

American History 98

American History History Civics Political Science 98

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

The four groups dedicated to serving the teachers of Kansas are: Kansas Council for History Education Kansas Geography Alliance Kansas Council for Economic Education Kansas Council for Social Studies The cool thing is that while we all have a specific area of focus, we all have one common goal – sharing our love of history, government, and (..)

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

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.” In Carson v.

Education 98

Education Library American History Education Policy 98

ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2024

For James Singewald, a typical week goes something like this: Learn about the history of boarding schools in an Indigenous Studies class. Attend student government meetings. Nunn to emphasize manual labor and student self-governance as well as academics. Cook breakfast for a classmate celebrating a birthday.

Education 115

Education Government High School Private School 115

ASHP CML

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This summer thirty middle and high school teachers from throughout the United States joined the ASHP/CML for a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Summer Institute on LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

History 40

History Oral History Archiving Cultures 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Credit: James Bernal for The Hechinger Report One model gaining popularity is called “college-focused rapid rehousing,” which received $19 million in state funding during the 2022-23 school year across California’s three higher education systems. But holes remain. Johnson, who graduated from Oral Roberts with a 3.9

K-12 140

K-12 Government History Research 140

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Oregon joined this list, beginning with the 2022-23 school year, when then-Gov.

Government 98

Government Cultures History Heritage 98

ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

Ken Futernick brings together people who disagree deeply on issues that are most dividing school communities these days — such as teaching about gender and sexual identity or about the history of racism in America. And he records the conversations. You might think the discussions would involve shouting matches or verbal fireworks.

Cultures 128

Cultures Elementary School Teaching History 128

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S. after COVID-19.

K-12 123

K-12 Education Professional Development American History 123

Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Recent world migration reports note that, by the end of 2022, the total number of refugees was the highest ever recorded with modern statistical techniques. The translocal nature of Tibetan diasporic kinship bonds has a history that extends beyond current transnational migrations. Who should care about a refugee’s language?

Heritage 98

Heritage Anthropology Education K-12 98

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

Inclusive Curriculum 104

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 104

ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

folks here at EdSurge are enjoying a holiday (and publishing) break during the last week of 2022. As someone who used to fight with city governments over public records, I like to imagine the Chron reporters buying antacids in bulk to deal with all the heartburn.) Do you love history? Like educators and students across the U.S.,

History 109

History Elementary School Government Humanities 109

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

The first two high schools to win the DC + XQ competition, in 2022, had embraced the themes of Afrofuturism and entrepreneurship. In the meantime, the checkered history of school reform did not seem top of mind for students from Coolidge. In February 2022, XQ Institute and D.C. For comparison, in its 2022 fiscal year , D.C.

High School 117

High School Leadership Public School Charter School 117

ED Surge

JULY 13, 2023

In 2022, NAFCC partnered with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to survey nearly 13,000 FCC providers about whether and how they used the child care stabilization grants — and to better understand what might happen if the funding is not renewed.

Economics 98

Economics History Public School Cultures 98

Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26 , climate and sustainability education have become more prominent on governments’ agendas. Soon after COP26, the Scottish Government announced plans to update and strengthen its Sustainability Action Plan , designed to implement its flagship Learning for Sustainability policy.

Education 52

Education Geography Civics Government 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In part because of an accident of scientific history, however, this essential assistance has been far more available to kids who score higher on IQ and other cognitive tests. government in 1977 asked that schools look for a “severe discrepancy between levels of ability and achievement” when screening children for learning disabilities.

Psychology 145

Psychology Elementary School High School Humanities 145

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Fischer, and other German scholars recruited by the Russian government to report on the peoples of the newly explored eastern territories. Approaches: Ethnographic fieldwork tradition has a long history and it is rooted from the 19 th century enlightenment philosophy. Petersburg in the 1760s, where he ed with G. Müller, J.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Psychology 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But after the episode at the hospital, the threat assessment team determined that AJ was an ongoing safety threat due to a history of “concerning behaviors,” according to the state investigation, which was prompted by a complaint Richmond filed with the Colorado Department of Education. The district decided to ban him from in-person classes.

High School 120

High School Elementary School K-12 Advocacy 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: Automation affects workers around the world — nearly half of the employers surveyed by the World Economic Forum last year expected automation would reduce their workforce by 2022. But Mississippi’s risk exposure to automation is elevated by a combination of factors.

K-12 91

K-12 Economics Humanities High School 91

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

s long history of segregation and racist policies. He knew Montgomery County had a long history of high performance for most students, but not all of them. District administrators are committed, as is the school board, and even the county government has embarked on an equity mission for the broader community.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Public School Advocacy Research 145

MPSA

OCTOBER 12, 2021

You can help us broaden this important work by running a Wikipedia assignment in Winter/Spring 2022. They created the entry on Settler colonialism in Canada , describing the important history of the displacement and mistreatment of Canada’s indigenous populations by European settlers. Helaine has a Ph.D.

Political Science 52

Political Science Human Rights History Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Suddenly, she had four young children to care for by herself, with only government cash assistance to live on. A school social worker summarized the encounter: “Discussed students’ attendance history, the impact it has on the student and barriers. One government agency has been able to reach Tameka. It was no joke.”

Public School 103

Public School High School Economics Advocacy 103

History Havoc

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Negro at Work During the World War and During Reconstruction (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1921), 45. [3] 9] “Home,” Ty Cobb Educational Foundation, accessed November 16, 2022, [link] [10] Moran, “Ty Cobb”. 9] “Home,” Ty Cobb Educational Foundation, accessed November 16, 2022, [link] [10] Moran, “Ty Cobb”.

History 52

History Government Research Education 52

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Faculty member Dan Monroe at a One-Day seminar in Spring 2022 Although One-Days are designed to fit around a teacher’s busy schedule, it is important to spend some time preparing for the day.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

ED Surge

JUNE 7, 2023

The California Master Plan for Early Learning and Care is one of the first major government documents in the state’s history to identify FFNs as a source for child care. In the state of California, where the women I interviewed live, an estimated quarter of parents with children under 3 years old rely on FFNs for child care.

Government 100

Government Advocacy Economics History 100

Leah Cleary

JULY 28, 2024

Who: The US What: Export of luxury goods to Russia When: April 2022 Where: Congress Why: Protest of Russia’s war with Ukraine How: Legislation Expanded Kernel: In April of 2022, the US Congress passed legislation prohibiting the export of luxury goods to Russia in protest of Russia’s war with Ukraine. Because, But, So Sentence Stems.

Sociology 52

Sociology World History History Economics 52

Political Science Now

AUGUST 15, 2024

While the examples are primarily drawn from international relations and comparative politics, the methods we discuss are applicable to all the subfields of political science, to sociology, economics, history, business studies, public policy, and many other fields. These three courses are complementary and can also be taken separately.

Sociology 49

Sociology Social Science Archiving Political Science 49

Civics U

JULY 18, 2022

THE DRIVE FOR PROGRESS In American history early colonists’ and settlers’ desire and drive for progress was necessitated by the need to organize ways to survive, and fed by the opportunity to use the new territory that they took and occupied.

Civics 52

Civics Economics American History Cultures 52