Teaching American History

APRIL 15, 2025

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Structure and Leadership Brochure. Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam appeared first on Teaching American History. Read the entire document, our scholarly introduction, and discussion questions here. December 6, 1963. National Archives. The post Conflicted Policies?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. History class, approached me after the White House threatened to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador. Service-Learning in Action Jeslyn, a student in my U.S.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. Students will study Lincoln’s most important speeches, as well as study various aspects of his political leadership, including his role as the leader of the Republican party and as commander in chief.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

At this time in our history, the global pandemic presents a unique opportunity to establish and refine an online learning model that is fair and equitable for all students.”. This article about online learning was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Perry , Harvard University The dramatic shifts in policies and practices of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) over the course of its tumultuous 75-year history underscore the decisive importance of political leadership. Read the full article.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 21, 2019

And like some school districts, Southeast Polk also uses a monitoring service that sends weekly emails to parents summarizing their students’ Internet search history. Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA. How do we create eyes on the digital street? How do we do so in a way that’s not creepy?

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A widely-published writer, he’s the author, co-author, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. The post The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme appeared first on Zinn Education Project. Ramsey, Jr. Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present (2022) is his latest book.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

If your professor at a public university regularly tweets out articles like “ Are Women Destroying Academia? Rasmusen understandably has come under fire for a history of racist, sexist and homophobic social media posts. Protecting core principles matters — but so does leadership.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Political parties have a long and often convoluted history in American politics. The following documents tell the story of the changes of the party systems throughout American history. The post Political Parties: Resources for Government & History Teachers appeared first on Teaching American History.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. and World History classes. and World History classes. Students teaching students is an authentic way to build confidence, leadership, and empathy. Read the original version here. every Friday morning. Not these two.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report It also places the Rodriguez sisters on opposite sides of history: Ashley applied to college when schools in many states could still consider race, while Emily can expect no such advantage. We have so much history behind us as people of color,” Emily said. “So That makes her angry. “We

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2022

Every few months, readers interested in higher education see yet another article on “college majors that lead to the highest incomes.” Liberal arts fields such as English and history routinely come in far below, suggesting that a life of genteel poverty awaits those who enjoy Jane Austen. But it’s not that simple.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Throughout history, we have seen how educational institutions show pervasive bias toward black and brown students. We are reading a number of articles detailing school and college admission counselors’ lack of surprise regarding the admissions scandal.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Thankfully, we have records of past Afro-descendant entrepreneurs through both written and oral histories. In this article I consider two inflection points in my life that led me to entrepreneurship as a form of resistance. Turning one’s gaze south, the works of historian Michael L.

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Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This article was co-authored with Catherine Walker and Nerida Jolley. You can read the introduction here, and then continue with the rest of the article, for free, via the University of Manchester’s website here. Similar policy and curricula updates have been seen around the world. Up until 2022, when version 9.0

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Read the article by Lambert, Solem and Tani here. This is part of what is called curriculum leadership. GeoCapabilities began in 2012 with a pilot project led by the American Association of Geographers. This work is summarised in the online journal RIGEO. The first phase was funded by the AAG.

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Political Science Now

JULY 24, 2024

Her publications include numerous refereed journal articles as well as the book, The Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents , which contribute to our understanding of elected leaders in government. Prior to becoming Archivist, Shogan served in a number of leadership roles. It’s not something that should be an afterthought.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2023

We were discussing an article making predictions about the future, and I made a flippant comment that matched the cynicism that resonated with the topic. I’m tired of living through history,” a student complained. Once inside, five students sat scattered about the room while the rest logged on and pointed their cameras at ceiling fans.

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MPSA

JUNE 11, 2021

Students have tackled subjects ranging from African Politics to Women, Politics, and Political Leadership and everything in between. Despite its millions of articles, Wikipedia still consists of glaring content gaps. Canadian students improved the articles on the Department of Canadian Heritage as well as Open data in Canada.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With other current events, I’m quick to brush up on the latest news, curating articles for my students to discuss in class. And how might individual players’ personal histories contribute to their athletic strategy and performance? Why would one of the world’s biggest athletic events be any different?

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

That year he published an article in American Antiquity on the Olmec-style reliefs at one of those sites, Chalcatzingo, and he was invited to contribute to a Dumbarton Oaks conference on the Olmec. There were also many articles on Chalcatzingo and the place of Olmecs in Mesoamerican history.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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Teaching American History

MAY 14, 2024

These rules allocate power among various people in Congress—such as the leadership, the majority party as a whole, the committee chairs, etc. In examining these periods of Congress’s history, we are challenged to consider the merits and demerits of each model of Congress. A knowledgeable and engaged citizenry can make it so again.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Each post, for the most part, contains ideas and strategies focusing on improving teaching, learning, and leadership. This has now been the worst flood in the history of the United States. I work with some incredible people at the International Center for Leadership in Education and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ In 2013, Graeber wrote an article for the obscure left-wing magazine STRIKE! Graeber’s book is conversational in style, drawing on history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and pop culture to support his arguments.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

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.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her vision, leadership, and bravery made possible the integration of Central High School in 1957. Not only is Bates important to the history of Central High’s integration, she is also a significant figure in the national Civil Rights Movement. In his recent history of the modern Civil Rights Movement, historian Thomas E.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

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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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Now, I can say improve the lives of African Americans, but I’m real clear on the history. As noted at the Cleveland Historical website article on the Euclid Beach Park Riot , Albert T. Under her leadership they traveled to South Africa, where they visited Robben Island Prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned and they visited Soweto.

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Strange Maps

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At this very moment, an incalculable number of bedrooms, garden sheds, and haylofts have parted ways with their drab geopolitical realities, under the inspired leadership of their various Dear Leaders. For proof, a bit of Westarctic history: In 2006, McHenry’s then-employer — the U.S. Credit : BestOnLifeForm, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Teaching American History

MAY 28, 2024

Naturalist John Muir, whose popular magazine articles had done much to bring about the 1890 Congressional act creating Yosemite National Park , was unanimously named president of the new organization. Johnson began urging Muir to write a series of articles for the Century that would persuade Congress to designate the area as a national park.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Editor’s note : This article was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program. Lincoln County is rural and rugged, forged by industry and ecology and steeped in a complicated history of extraction, exploitation and economic struggle. Forest Service. You are cared for. It surrounds them.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

Backers of the takeover of Houston Independent School District say it’s needed to improve performance in a few schools in low-income neighborhoods that have a history of poor academic outcomes. HISD leadership is a disaster…. Dutton didn’t respond to several requests for comment for this article.) It failed on a 5-4 vote.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Losing a college is “like a death,” said Heather Maietta, a professor of higher education leadership at Regis College in Massachusetts who has studied the impact of college closures. It was the best example of mission-based education,” said Anne White-O’Hara, 64, a history professor who taught at Marygrove for 31 years.

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Civics U

MARCH 10, 2022

However, the original intent of this column was to review and solidify foundational American principles and history that can provide reference points for considering present developments and debates. This article will continue in that vein. The following statements from an article by a U.S.

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