ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The external forces have to do with the conversation that the culture is having about cancellation, about what authors are OK, about what books are OK and what content is OK. And this seeps into the college culture within the context of a classroom. They might have been in AP African American history.

K-12 116

K-12 Pedagogy American History History 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

But as the movement against seat-time learning grows, more schools nationwide will be grappling with grade levels, deciding whether to keep them or to hack through thickets of political, logistical and cultural barriers to uproot them. We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Launched last October, Home Flight not only works to recruit more Native students to the university but also provides funding, mentors, culturally specific programs and support to help Native students adjust to life on campus.

Government 96

Government Cultures History Heritage 96

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. The impacts are not only economic but are also cultural.

Civics 52

Civics Economics American History Cultures 52

C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

Don’t get me wrong, we believe that traditional methods are important as well. Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens. Thinking about this loop, I hope others can be embolden to have courageous conversations about race, culture, and ethnicity.

History 52

History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

And he rises to become president of Sears, Roebuck & Company, and with innovations like “satisfaction guaranteed or your money back,” he turns Sears into the world's largest retailer in its era, and he becomes one of the earliest and greatest philanthropists in American history. They are reaching across divides of race.

Civics 97

Civics Education American History History 97

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Related: Culture wars on campus start to affect students’ choices for college Certainly, it’s easy to spot worry on campuses. Marissa Bellenger, one of Cassanello’s graduate students, was warned by a visiting professor teaching a lecture course on American history for which she is a teaching assistant. “He

Sociology 129

Sociology Advocacy Anthropology Government 129

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. There’s just so much that’s been shaken up in our country, in our culture, in our education system. Fourth graders got to have their traditional field day. The students are adjusting.

Oral History 112

Oral History History High School Public School 112

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Arvin California, 1940.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. appeared first on Teaching American History.

American History 52

American History Library History Government 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

This story also appeared in The Nation “I knew that the public school system would not benefit my child without the important and critical history and culture of Indigenous people being taught,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. I want my children to know who they are,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart. “I

American History 145

American History History K-12 Cultures 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2020

For much of American history, it was against the law to teach blacks how to read and write. They do so because they seek a safe space in which they can receive academic support and cultural affirmation. Census data show that 70 percent of U.S. school counselors are white. (In HBCUs were never a “choice.”

K-12 144

K-12 Charter School American History History 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Epstein gives me a sampling of some of the history department’s offerings, like ‘Birth of the Avant-Garde: Modern Poetry and Culture in France and Russia, 1870 to 1930.’ Jon: Sarah Igo chairs the American History Department at Vanderbilt and is an intellectual historian. Kirk: As we flip through the 2016 catalog.

Humanities 86

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 86

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

Sharon Courtney, a history teacher using the course in Peekskill, New York, maintains that the course is factual, and told the Associated Press her students were shocked to learn of the ban. Books from a pilot African American studies course now banned in Florida by Gov. There’s nothing objectional.

K-12 127

K-12 History American History Psychology 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Black contributions to society are not being recognized in the pantheon of American history.

History 89

History Multicultural Education American History Heritage 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2022

From the 1990s on, the question of how good your history is became secondary to how completely did you conform to Alabama culture,” Flynt said. The Forum did hold presentations at the time about textbooks and preserving a Christian, Western view of American history. Then, he said, he felt targeted by the Eagle Forum.

History 101

History K-12 Library Social Studies 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Black contributions to society are not being recognized in the pantheon of American history.

History 48

History Multicultural Education American History Heritage 48

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. Her solution was not to denigrate the cultures of these people.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

We should embrace a democratic culture of informed debate and the democratic values of diversity, inclusion and equity, even when others seem willing to cast these aside in exchange for power. It’s in this tradition that we must continue to demand that our leaders and our schools embrace these values, too.

American History 125

American History Cultures Social Studies Economics 125

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Orientation video: Though it may not seem like it at first, making an effort to talk and listen to those who you disagree with can have a lasting impact on your campus culture. And he says what’s needed on campus today is a genuine culture of free speech. Jon: This year, colleges are trying to get ahead of this.

Civics 85

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 85

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Money is siphoned from traditional public schools and towards a diverse array of unregulated for-profit and private providers. Giving students the opportunity to practice this important American cultural norm gives our students the edge in college and in life.

Charter School 112

Charter School Private School Tradition Public School 112

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Formally, he was the director of a place that we hold very dear, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The most important thing they did is they redefined their crime, not as crimes of nationality, of an innate culture. Her solution was not to denigrate the cultures of these people. Thanks, T.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Vance, meanwhile, made education culture war issues central to his 2022 run for Senate. On his campaign website, he pledged to cut funding for state universities in Ohio that teach critical race theory and “to force our schools to give an honest, patriotic account of American history.” — C.P.

K-12 129

K-12 Education Private School Charter School 129