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TAH Multiday Prompts Discussion of Partisanship, Then and Now

Teaching American History

Hes concluded that Reagans optimistic, good-humored leadership style blunted partisan fights. To sixth graders, he teaches ancient world history; to seventh graders, geography and Kansas history; to eighth graders, US history from early settlement through World War I.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. Including American History, World History, Civics, and Geography. The majority of students are low-income. Requested Product Attributes. Compatible with MacBook Air laptops.

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One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies

The Hechinger Report

At the new board’s first meeting in January 2022, members of its new majority attacked proposed AP World History textbooks for not focusing enough on the “meat and potatoes of history,” and complained that elementary social studies didn’t adequately “focus on the greatness of America.” Then there was the curriculum.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

and African American history. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history. Kendi in a notice proposing that the chief federal grant program for history and civics education give priority to projects that incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep.