The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. We compiled the stories into a book, “Poughkeepsie Pride: The Stories of Our Immigrants,” and distributed copies to the local community.

American History 123

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Teaching American History

JUNE 25, 2024

On this date (June 25 th ) in 1929, President Herbert Hoover signed the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928, authorizing construction by the federal government of a gigantic dam on the Colorado River, just west of the Grand Canyon. Riverhead Books, Reprint edition, 2018.

American History 98

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. Our Core Document volumes are curated by scholars, with each book focusing on a specific topic.

American History 52

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Book that substitute, and then make sure you come! Courtney Reiner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Studies degree from Kent State University and a Master’s of American History and Government degree from Ashland University.

Primary Sources 52

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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. Studies suggest affordability is one of the leading causes of attrition.

Government 97

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

A 2015 survey by the Council of State Governments Justice Center found that only 13 states provided educational services for kids inside juvenile justice facilities that were comparable to those provided for kids outside of them. Its implementation has coincided with the rapid rise in course completions and diplomas awarded.

Social Studies 80

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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. Bodley, in his book Victims of Progress, 2 nd Ed.,

Civics 52

Civics Economics American History Cultures 52

Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

His scholarship focused on the study of government, politics, and political actors, with an emphasis on their origins, foundations, and interactions with groups and individuals. Governance Reform Project, collaborating with researchers from several Los Angeles universities. In 2023, he played a key role in leading the L.A.

Political Science 39

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Strange Maps

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

government.” For most of American history, Wyoming was a not a destination in itself, but just so much more ground to cover on the long trek to more promising lands further west. Teruel, a Spanish province so neglected by the central government in Madrid that it now boasts a party called Teruel Existe.

Government 52

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

We are fighting over whether or not political parties that are in control of state government, in control of Congress, can control higher education,” Cantwell said. At UCF, the student government counts on staff members to run an annual diversity training. Still, Armato wonders, “Is this going to blow up on me?”

Sociology 127

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

While right-wing legislatures restrict the teaching of Black history, we are pleased to support teachers who work to teach truthfully about U.S. Half American chronicles the lives of African Americans who fought in World War II and in the war against racism in the United States.

History Education 52

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. Government is kind of leading from the rear here. Now that he’s back in person, there are certain things he needs to do — coming in, taking off your coat, unzipping and unbuttoning, putting your book bags in your cubbies.

Oral History 144

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

We’re ready to have a really difficult year in the books,” said Eric Gordon, who leads the high-poverty Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. In the second year, you get a lot of time to do the governing.

Oral History 111

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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. If a teacher were to say to you, I’ve got time to use only two or three documents from your collection in my one-semester government class, which documents would you suggest the teacher select?

Teaching 52

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our American History worksheets all can be downloaded as easy-to-use PDF files for easy printing and all include editable Google Docs versions which can be shared online with students through Google Classroom. Each curriculum includes hundreds of activities you can immediately implement into your classes!

History 52

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day.

Government 98

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. How do you teach students about the challenge of preserving self-government?” The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day.

Government 98

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. history during which the nation underwent such dramatic change. MAHG is both!

Professional Development 111

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Is American history education the problem? Second, the sorry state of American history textbooks creates an opportunity to provide new high-quality curriculum options that build knowledge sequentially from kindergarten to 12th grade. Related: Most Mississippians can’t pass U.S. citizenship exam.

American History 99

American History History Teaching Civics 99

Teaching American History

JANUARY 23, 2024

She wrote, “I hated everything connected with the body, and could not bear the sight of a medical book.” She studied Greek and read all the medical books that Dr. Dickinson provided. She would go on to publish these lectures in a book, The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls.

American History 98

American History Government History Economics 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

School leaders have solicited donations from local manufacturing plants, energy firms, even the federal government. 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.

K-12 94

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

She’s a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and coauthor of the book Academically Adrift. And she says while some of these schools are doing better than others, she’d like to see the federal government hold them all accountable under the so-called Gainful Employment Rule. Kirk: That’s Josipa Roksa.

Humanities 89

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 89

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That money came through a federal program that pumped $24 billion in grants to child care centers across the country to keep them running during the pandemic — part of the single largest investment in child care in American history. In the weeks since, the impact of that decision has reverberated across Lancaster.

K-12 122

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The answer, according to historian James Oakes, in his outstanding book Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1860-1865 , is that emancipation was not “the singular act of a singular individual” as many Americans assume. Why wait so long to issue the Emancipation Proclamation ?

American History 102

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Quoting his owner in his book Life of an American Slave , Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. People who know American history, specifically black history, don’t ask if we need HBCUs. It would forever unfit him to be a slave.”.

Charter School 108

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

King understood that our rights are not given to us by the government, but are ours by the grace of God,” the governor said. This suppression of Black history is going to become a national thing if DeSantis and people who support him gain control of the federal government and the White House.” Ron DeSantis.

K-12 125

K-12 History American History Psychology 125

Teaching American History

MAY 14, 2024

Judging by its approval ratings over the past decade, Congress has lost the support of the American people. Once considered to be the great American contribution to constitutional government—being governed by our own consent through elected, representative lawmakers—Congress is now the most disliked part of our political system.

Primary Sources 52

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Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 4, 2024

He governed along with Admiral Stockton. And what about our great women? Or are they a different story? But first, Fremont would wrest California from Mexico, forming the Bear Flag Rebellion, and raising the California Battalion. Not good enough for President Polk then. Fremont would run afoul of U.S. General Stephen W.

Humanities 52

Humanities Government American History History 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

Whitaker to discuss his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America. You write about how that census was then used in the 1890s by the statistician Frederick Hoffman in his book, Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro. And she publishes a book called Southern Horrors.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Quoting his owner in his book, Life of an American Slave , the abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. There are objective and subjective truths that we must uphold in spite of a federal government that disavows or ignores them.

American History 123

American History Cultures Social Studies Economics 123

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. It’s been part of book ban movements and discussions over the gender students express at school.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2021

In my view, this was an “insurrection,” a violent uprising against a government. In 1963, James Baldwin wrote, “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” Subsequent conversations can focus on media literacy.

American History 128

American History Human Rights History Government 128

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Department of Education ends Bidens book ban hoax. That headline from a recent press release by the federal agency has sparked outcry from free speech advocates and teachers who dispute that President Joe Bidens administration exaggerated the pervasiveness of book bans in the nations schools.

Library 59

Library Education K-12 History 59

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. Rauch is author of the book ‘The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.’ And so you have to start with the basic building blocks.

Civics 87

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 87

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As the election approached, the Federalists, the party in control of the federal government, passed laws that limited free speech. Hamilton thought that self-government would survive under Jefferson, and the Federalists would have another day. Self-government had proved itself—as it would have to do again and again.

Government 97

Government American History History Tradition 97

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

That year, books by two Black women authors were removed from the ninth-grade English curriculum, and one unit of English instruction, “Dreams and Oppressions,” was changed to remove the word oppressions from its title, reframing the course to focus on personal obstacles rather than systemic discrimination.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

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 139

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 139