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Juneteenth: Teaching Outside the Textbook

Zinn Education Project

But We Can’t Teach? This beautiful tradition of Black freedom should be taught in school. Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth. At least 44 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit teaching about structural racism. Source: Alamy.In

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The Sand Creek Massacre

Teaching American History

Buffalo were disappearing from their traditional hunting grounds, and their people were hungry. Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland University’s Masters Program in American History and Government. Brady, New York. Other Cheyenne and Arapahos were tired of fighting.

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What’s Your Summer Reading?

Teaching American History

Most will delve into the complex and fascinating American story, reading books that will enrich their teaching for next year. Border policies are a hot topic in the election year coming up,” Robin Deck Davis notes, so she will be reading Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzales. Happy reading to all!

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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

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. Teaching is inherently activist. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement.

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COLUMN: Time for white people to have ‘the talk’ with their kids

The Hechinger Report

It probably means you’re not regularly talking with them about current events and they’re not getting a good education about American history in school. We teach our children every day to help them navigate the communities they live in. Early on, we teach them not to play with electrical outlets and to be careful near the stove.

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‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning

The Hechinger Report

schools, as teachers attempt to make a traditional, Eurocentric curriculum personally interesting to a diverse student body. In the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware, educators are moving away from traditional textbooks and using open educational resources to bring more diverse perspectives into the curriculum.

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Introducing our Spring 2025 Webinar Series, Books that Changed the National Conversation

Teaching American History

For the past year, Teaching American Historys webinars have been about the presidential election. We spent this fall diving into the rhetorical traditions of American politics. So lets take a step back and look back at an entirely different aspect of US history. hours of professional development.