Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

We're excited to announce that Toyosi Dada, a graduating senior at Towson High School, has been awarded the 2024 Students of History Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship, which has been awarded each year since 2017, recognizes a college-bound senior who has excelled in history education.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2024

Credit: Andrea Morales for MLK50 Andrea Morales for MLK50 At the Freedom Projects, students — called “Freedom Fellows” — learn about Black and Indigenous history, math, reading and public speaking. The original Freedom Schools opened to educate young Black Mississippians on Black history and political activism.

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Political Science Now

MAY 13, 2025

She has written the free e-book “ How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively.” ” She is the author of four books, including Party Politics in America, the 19 th edition of which will be published next month by Routledge, and a series of articles in professional journals.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Johnson feels about Friday,” she told the students as she paced around the cafeteria in an “I am black history” shirt. “If High school teacher Donell Harrell said he was almost fired for staging a Black History Month program. Coahoma county schools have been under interim leadership for more than a year. You know how Ms.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. I am grateful for the willingness of others to share their leadership and resources. Books: Anti-racism. Books: Anti-racism.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Every teacher shows up with their own histories and insecurities and flaws. One person who definitely knows that is Elena Aguilar, who has been coaching teachers for two decades and has written eight highly acclaimed books all centered on helping teachers grow. It can be lonely. It can be overwhelming.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Horace Tate, for example, featured in Vanessa Siddle Walker’s book, “The Lost Education of Horace Tate, ” was a hero who, beginning in the 1940s, aggressively recruited undergraduate students from historically Black colleges and universities to teach in rural Georgia. Related: How to hire more black principals In the wake of Brown, Leslie T.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences. We need to read texts by Asian American authors in English classes and learn about Asian American history and community leaders in social studies classes.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Calls for book banning and censorship have become common. Since then, states such as Arkansas and Texas have also opposed the true teaching of the history of Black people in this country by dropping African American history courses and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Our goals were not far-fetched or new.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

If the above feels like too much or not possible, when Glennon Doyle was a classroom teacher, she and a colleague, Amy Gerene, wrote a fantastic book on integrating test prep into the reading workshop and treating large-scale standardized tests as a genre unto themselves. Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History.

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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. Many of those same practices likely apply to older students as well, said Neuman, the NYU professor.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

Job Skills in History Classes The ideas previously described work great in a careers class, but what if you teach history, social studies, or even language arts instead? President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2021

Give us some leadership. It’s obvious you want to be remembered fondly by the history books, but typically history only reflects well on leaders who show some capacity for assuming responsibility in the face of adversity. Be transparent. Hank Drucker is a sophomore at The Beacon School in Manhattan.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It is an extension of the work carried out by Richard for his PhD, and a previous book published by Springer Nature. All of these are referenced in the book. This is part of what is called curriculum leadership.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some have given up eating lunch entirely, which worries Phyllis Fagell, a school counselor and author of the book Middle School Matters. Amid such confusion and uncertainty, opportunities for leadership for this age group have become particularly important, said Mazza, who along with Fagell hosts a podcast on middle schoolers.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

There were over 4,000 instances of book bans in the first half of this school year, according to PEN America’s April 2024 report, Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. Eleven individuals are driving the overwhelming majority of book challenges according to a Washington Post analysis. Here are highlights from the remarks.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 2, 2023

They shared their findings in their 2019 book, In Search of Deeper Learning. “In the book,” she explains, “we ended up distilling deep learning to three domains that when interconnected in the experience of learners tend to produce really powerful, rich, enduring learning.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Today, courses at all grade levels include Indigenous history, numeracy, land-based science and language classes in Keres, Lakota, Navajo, Tiwa, Spanish and Zuni. Discussions of tribal culture were limited to a few isolated craft projects during a history unit and inaccurate portrayals of Indians at the “First Thanksgiving,” he recalled.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I’ve taught high school English Language Arts (ELA) and history for six years at Juab School District in central Utah. I had an inkling what my biggest weakness would be (teacher leadership and collaboration). So my goal for this year is to not shy away from leadership opportunities and focus on this growth opportunity in my practice.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 22, 2021

Who cares if my students know the stories in their history books if they do not use the past to ensure that we create a new equitable future? Who cares if my students know how to make their subjects and verbs agree if they use language to promulgate hate? Is your school preparing students to help create an equitable future?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. That’s why we need the kind of leadership slowly emerging from our communities and our school systems — to join our children and young activists around the world. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By recruiting and then mentoring new teachers of color, listening to these teachers’ requests, supporting the development of culturally responsive curricula and promoting educators of color into administrative and district leadership positions, Phoenix Union is getting steadily closer to aligning its teacher and student populations.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

I was always eager for a new book, a new word, a new understanding, a new connection, a new… knowing. As a reader, I use Black literature as a tool to reclaim my humanity, my history and my future. I’ve loved literature since I was a little girl. I’ve read about what happens to a dream deferred. Eeee-maaan….kuh…Dedra, Emancipation?”

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ED Surge

AUGUST 8, 2023

For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting from 1967 to 2017 and interviewing teachers and school leaders from the era. Royal welcomes the comparisons. “We

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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. Should we monitor every single book or online resource that our children read? Focusing on superintendents: 5 technology leadership articles from AASA.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

Recognize that each student and class is different; this requires you to know your students well enough to anticipate their needs and feelings, and to be able to suggest books that might speak to them better than you can. Practice words and phrases you might use, say them out loud and write them down.

Social Justice 98

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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. and is the author of the book How to Tutor Your Own Child (2011). Related: COLUMN: Two new documentaries showcase a long and winding road to college. She teaches at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.,

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The writing and photos would be bound into a book and sold to parents and others, with proceeds donated to a local nonprofit helping new immigrants. As a prelude to discussing leadership, peer pressure and conflict, a Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, played a game called “Instigator.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Ninth-graders at the Science Leadership Academy work on a group project in science class. Tamir Harper, 18-year-old senior at Science Leadership Academy and founder of a nonprofit that advocates for quality urban education. James Thomas wrote and published a novel for his senior year Capstone project at the Science Leadership Academy.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2023

I’m tired of living through history,” a student complained. In it, he discussed why he advocated for sad scenes to be included in his picture book " Love ", which I’d brought with me to school that day. In de la Peña’s book Love, the vignettes culminate at a busy train station on a rainy day. D killin’ the vibe again.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. I also definitely want to be heavily involved in advocacy for young black youth, or, for youth in general, and just promoting student leadership.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It is designed to expose students to organizational skills, peer support and leadership activities. Vanessa Everhart, an eighth-grader at Ridgeview, snapped hers open on a recent afternoon to reveal a pile of papers — tutorial request forms, highlighted history readings, a daily calendar.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2025

Kirk] Some quick history. Kirk] Yes, Selingo teaches higher ed leadership at Arizona State University, and he’s author of the book Who Gets In and Why. And that’s why Congress, led by the president, passed the law, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the G.I. Bill of Rights.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Unlike programs at other colleges and universities, the curriculum focuses on major Western philosophical thinkers and writers via a “great books” program that Montás , who directs Columbia’s Center for the Core Curriculum, considers critical to students’ intellectual development.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It could also help institutions to reallocate expenses and offer financial support to defray other college costs, such as books, supplies, room and board, transportation and childcare. Gender wage gaps have been a recurring topic of discussion, and there is a history of legislation to eliminate this inequity in some states.

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