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.

Museum 40

Museum American History History Library 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. Among the banned books were children’s stories about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., Related: Using critical race theory to understand the backlash against it.

Social Justice 114

Social Justice Education American History K-12 114

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But it was a “watershed moment,” according to a recent book published about the schools, “ A Better Life for Their Children ,” for another reason, too: Those who attended the schools would later actively participate in the Civil Rights Movement, overturning segregation as an official American policy. Can I introduce the characters?

Civics 94

Civics Education American History History 94

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

There are plenty of heated debates happening about what should be taught in schools: whether it’s over the type of books students should read , how LGBTQ topics are discussed or how to talk about racism. The study is based on survey responses from 3,905 U.S. The political divide became more pronounced as the topics became more complex.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

He sat down with Ellen Tucker to discuss how teachers can use the volume in their government or civics classrooms. A number of the readings in the document book center on the question whether civil liberties are better protected when the states wield certain powers or when the federal government wields them.

Teaching 52

Teaching Government Civics Political Science 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The largest student protests in American history were in May of 1970, following the Cambodian invasion and the tragic shootings of student protesters at Kent State and Jackson State. Kirk: One idea picking up steam is to promote civic dialog in and out of the classroom. Kirk: That’s Raj Vannakota. They understand this.

Civics 97

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. The program tailors online books to individual student levels. But computers are expensive.

K-12 100

K-12 High School Library Elementary School 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Credit: Image provided by Seth Hodgson Related: Inside Florida’s ‘underground lab’ for far-right policies Around the country, curricula — books and materials that guide but don’t define lessons — have become a political target of conservatives who fear conflict with values they want to instill in their children.

Elementary School 98

Elementary School High School Civics Pedagogy 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

secretaries of Education and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is to “transform teaching of history and civics” in ways that (they hope) will diminish political polarization in this country. The Educating for American Democracy project offers no clear guidance on which path is the right one.

American History 103

American History History Teaching Civics 103

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. Most Americans were appalled. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140