Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

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. She thought she could help repair a disconnect between what some worry is happening in public schools and what she knows actually happens.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill at Summer 2024 MAHG. Thrailkill was a third-year teacher happily settled at Skyline High School in Mesa, AZ, when Lindblom phoned to ask her to apply for an opening at nearby Mountain View High. The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class.

American History 98

American History History Civics Political Science 98

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This summer, the American Political Science Association partnered with Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) District’s Summer Rise Program to offer three high school students the opportunity to gain experience in political science knowledge production and higher education non-profits.

High School 43

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history. On the Wednesday following the A.P.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to a generous collaboration with Dartmouth College historian Matthew Delmont , the Zinn Education Project sent 14,000 copies of Delmont’s book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad to public school teachers, school librarians, and teacher educators.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

On January 8, 2024, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. Whitaker to talk about his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America , a history of the idea of Black criminality in the making of the modern United States. history. But guess what?

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

But in a new executive order, Trump vowed to end what he described as radical indoctrination in K-12 schools by threatening to revoke federal funding from schools that teach about gender identity, racism, sexism and other forms of oppression. In South Carolina, Mayes is one of many plaintiffs including scholar and author Ibram X.

Library 58

Library Education K-12 History 58