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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

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. I have two masters degrees, one in educational leadership and one from MAHG. It helped me see how the Constitution has been interpreted at various moments of our history.

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The Sand Creek Massacre

Teaching American History

Before touring History Colorado Center’s exhibit, The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever , in Denver this summer, I had never heard of Silas Soule. Ray Tyler The post The Sand Creek Massacre appeared first on Teaching American History. Morrow disappeared forever.

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APSA Oral History Project: Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series

Political Science Now

As part of an ongoing series examining Contributions of Scholars of Color , the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a a second set of oral history interviews during the 2024 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, California. Watch the full interview series on YouTube.

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Appreciation for Change

A Principal's Reflections

This is why I was so pleased to learn about what two of my dynamic history teachers were doing in their classes. Millan’s American History II classes were asked to conduct interviews with people that they believe to be modern day “progressives”, or reformers. Change Leadership Students Stakeholders' Perna and Ms.

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Applications open March 10th for Fall Multi Day Seminars!

Teaching American History

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Some of our topics include: The American Revolution at Old Fort Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Click here.

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OPINION: Florida’s governor and the College Board do not get to decide how we learn Black history

The Hechinger Report

Ron DeSantis or the College Board to curate and disburse Black history to us. As despicable and harmful as the Florida governor’s recent rejection of the pilot Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course was, DeSantis does not get to decide when and how we learn Black history. DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized.

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Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story; Part 2

Teaching American History

Our fathers, along with other leaders in our church, had attended a meeting in neighboring Mecklenburg County at which the Reverend Martin Luther King and other members of the Southern Christian Leadership Council spoke. Reid School, with all of the history it held, and all the community support it offered, was closed and torn down.