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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. 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.

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The Sand Creek Massacre

Teaching American History

Most of Colorado’s white settlers and their leaders did not understand tribal government. Plains Indian Tribes such as the Cheyenne and Arapaho were not united under a governing alliance. Ray Tyler The post The Sand Creek Massacre appeared first on Teaching American History. The reality was very different.

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What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

ED Surge

Many also found community online, by following Asian American educators publicly sharing their learnings and resources (e.g., They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made. after COVID-19.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

Dr. Holden held numerous on academic appointments and leadership positions at the American Political Science Association (APSA), serving as the APSA President (98-99), Vice President (76-77), and numerous APSA committeesincluding the Ethics Committee and the APSR Editorial Board (89-92), the Ralph J. UIS professor Matthew Holden, Jr.

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In Memoriam: Dr. Boris E. Ricks, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Passes Away

Political Science Now

He completed his dissertation, “Black Elected Officials, Leadership Style and the Politics of Race: Los Angeles, 1963-2003,” under the mentorship of the late Dr. Michael Preston, WPSA’s first African American President. Within the American Political Science Association, Dr. Ricks held a number of leadership and committee positions.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

The Philadelphia school district is among many nationwide facing a leadership change. 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. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. The district announced in April that Tony B.

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Teaching Nixon

Passion for Social Studies

For example, teaching Nixon is a crucial aspect of American history due to his leadership, insights, and evolution of politics. Critical Thinking about Leadership and Accountability Nixons time in office allows students to think critically about leadership, ethics, and the concept of accountability in government.

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