The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. The states’ actions provide a smoke screen for efforts to limit discussion of race and racism and disenfranchise the Black community.

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Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

Tina Boudell will read American Colossus by HW Brands, which chronicles the rapid industrialization of America in the latter half of the 19 th century and Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era , by Thomas Leonard. appeared first on Teaching American History.

American History 97

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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. A careful reading of the Constitution reveals what American democracy “looks like structurally.”

Social Studies 98

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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. Alhassan Susso teaches government, economics and personal development at the International Community High School in New York City.

High School 128

High School American History Cultures History 128

Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

Mississippi was the site of the most notorious lynching in the early civil rights movement, the killing of Emmett Till in 1955, and had the highest rates of lynching in the country — violence meant to impose social, economic, and political intimidation.

American History 98

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Late last year, the White House announced it would put that idea into action, and soon will launch a 10-year plan to revitalize Native languages, under the umbrella of a new initiative to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for Native Americans. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

Teaching 144

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2022

-born white parents living in the same affluent East Coast suburb for my new book, “ Race at the Top : Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools.”. Related: OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools.

Education 20

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It also plans to analyze lesson plans created by the 1619 Project , which grew out of a series of New York Times stories that reframe American history around slavery and its consequences. The researchers controlled for students’ socio-economic status, race, home language and many other other student and school characteristics.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

Teaching American History

JULY 2, 2024

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

History 52

History Teaching American History Economics 52

Facing Today

JUNE 17, 2022

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers” (1963) Over the last year, we have seen an explosion of debate within the public sphere about how to teach young people about the past.

Teaching 52

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Teaching American History

MARCH 19, 2024

Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes present s American history as a series of topics. After two weeks, it recovered somewhat, but then began a long-term decline, as the American economy fell into what became known as the Great Depression. Download your free pdf today!

History 52

History Teaching American History Government 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2016

Board of Education, the landmark case that put in motion the Civil Rights Movement and remains a poignant moment in American history. GAO found that these schools were the most racially and economically concentrated. Jennifer Riley-Collins is the executive director of the ACLU of Mississippi.

History 73

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

Here is something worse than the current racial tensions in New Orleans and other cities: The outcomes caused by racial biases in our policing, schooling practices and stark economic inequality between black and white families. Secretary of Education, is thankful for attending diverse schools and attributes those schools to his advancements.

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Charter School Private School American History Public School 75

Teaching American History

APRIL 23, 2024

On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. The post Passage of the 1924 Immigration Act appeared first on Teaching American History.

American History 52

American History History Economics Cultures 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. You have students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families.

Civics 52

Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 12, 2023

At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. Justice Stevens ignored history when he argued that the founders could not imagine Quakers, Jews, or Catholics enjoying the same religious freedom enjoyed by Protestants.

Teaching 52

Teaching Civics American History Library 52

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

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors. I wondered how we might do that in class.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today. Since its ratification, the U.S.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Civics Government Archiving 52

C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

You can address history, economics, sociology, you know all the facets of social studies. Some of the major goals were to address history told from multiple perspectives and told through a culturally responsive lens. You can do that through the Inquiry Design Model. We don’t use that word lightly in the district.

History 52

History Social Studies Sociology Professional Development 52

Civics U

APRIL 21, 2022

The idea of natural law and natural rights appeared in ancient Greek philosophy and was addressed by philosophers in various periods of Western history. Though not stated in the Declaration, property rights still became important in the American social, economic, and legal system. They are an intrinsic part of human existence.

Civics 40

Civics Human Rights American History Government 40

Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

American History 90

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 90

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

Students do not cover American history from the beginning to the present day, he says, but instead “learn to think like a historian and to understand the social, economic and political drivers of any situation, so they know what the right questions are to ask about any period in history.”.

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Elementary School Psychology Tradition Professional Development 73

Civics U

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Immigration and immigration reform have been issues in past American history, and are still issues in American government and politics. This article will not enter that debate, but will review key elements in immigration history and law. Some of these also have a bearing on current issues and decisions.

Civics 52

Civics Government History American History 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Maikko, 2, in pink, Terrance, 1, in red, and Nylah, behind Terrance, dance as their child care provider, Lorna Parks, foreground, claps during a visit by staffers from Detroit’s African-American History Museum. Michael Elsen-Rooney/The Teacher Project. Home-based operators help teach about 1.5

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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.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Williams, author of I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Justene Hill Edwards is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. Her work explores the intersection of African American history, American economic history, and the history of American slavery.

American History 98

American History Economics Professional Development History 98

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

These gaps are often blamed on racial and economic segregation. I have come out of this work with appreciation for the role that education has played throughout the sweep of American history. And his cause is what only later becomes known as “civil rights.”

Civics 93

Civics Education American History History 93

Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

Dr. Mary Coleman is the former SVP and COO, Economic Mobility Pathways, Boston, Massachusetts (retired).Former Through the media and a series of user-friendly products, services and events, The HistoryMakers enlightens, entertains and educates the public, helping to refashion a more inclusive record of American history.

Oral History 39

Oral History Political Science Social Justice Social Science 39

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

These include three pieces of Kansas Legislation, a Civil War mural, a Civil War Veterans Kansas preservation project, many National History Day projects, and four award-winning Lowell Milken for Unsung Heroes projects. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources.

Primary Sources 67

Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Jon: Sarah Igo chairs the American History Department at Vanderbilt and is an intellectual historian. Sarah Igo: What that means is I study the history of ideas rather than, say, public policy or economic development or wars or that kind of thing. It’s like, I don’t know, the cicadas or something like that.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 88

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Keene at MAHG 2021 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. For Europeans, World War I was devastating.

Archiving 91

Archiving American History Library History 91

Teaching American History

JANUARY 23, 2024

He would be quoted in Thomas Weld’s “American Slavery As It Is” (1839), explaining how sugar planters worked their enslaved to death because it was economical to replace them with new African captives. Lauren Goepfert is a student in the Master of Arts in American History and Government program at Ashland University.

American History 98

American History Government History Economics 98

Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This spatial alliance overlays a multi-racial one, as Democrats rely more heavily on voters of color than any other major party in American history. Many analysts have argued that the Democratic Party has managed this sea change by shifting from economic to cultural and identity appeals.

American History 40

American History Economics Cultures History 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

One in five Greeley residents lives below the poverty level, and the school district is trying to upgrade its technology to give students an economic boost. An energy rig is visible in the distance behind a housing complex as students walk by, in Greeley, Colo. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Social studies classes spend only 8 to 9 percent of their time on Black history, treating it as a niche topic instead of a core part of American history. Their history lessons celebrate white people, and their books feature white characters. Kids are smart; they recognize systems that don’t encourage their full potential.

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