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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic life. By August 2024 she would complete her degree in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, giving her time for such an endeavor. In 2023, he returned the encouragement Messick had given him.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of the American public still contest the results of a free and fair election, and with the 2024 federal election around the corner, political polarization in the United States seems neverending, leaving democracy in an arguably fragile state.

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Katherine Thrailkill at Summer 2024 MAHG. The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. It would give them time to think about American principles while learning to read primary documents. A key mentor was Nancie Lindblom, who showed Thrailkill how to model civil discussion.

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OPINION: This cannot wait: We need concrete solutions to fight school shootings right now

The Hechinger Report

I’m principal of a high school with a well-known name, only because it’s the site of one of the most devastating school shootings in recent American history: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. As of mid-January, we’ve already had three school shooting deaths in 2024. Why don’t we do it?

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. Meet the APSA’s 2024 Summer Rise Cohort and their Interviews Below Amelia Goettsch is a rising-senior at Poolesville High School in Maryland.

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60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Teaching American History

Volunteers who came to Mississippi after the initial June wave often assisted the ongoing civic and practical education taking place in “Freedom Schools.” Visited on-site June 2024. The post 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer appeared first on Teaching American History. I Question America: 1963-1964.” Jackson, MS.

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July 4, 2024: Democracy on the Brink

Diane Ravitch

In my school days, we learned only the positive spin on American history. As a college student and a graduate student and an adult, I learned about the dark side of our nation’s history. My mother was an immigrant from Bessarabia who would not tolerate a bad word against the country that took in her family.