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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Charter school leaders should talk more about racism

The Hechinger Report

The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy found that local governments provide nearly half of the funds for local school districts. Property taxes are not only a key source of school district funding, they are the primary source of revenue for the communities they sit in. Federal and state revenue streams fill the remainder.

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Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration

Civics for All of US

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A coup backed by the US government and conducted by Sanford Dole resulted in Queen Liliuokalani’s deposal, according to smithsonianmag.com. government orders to go to an internment camp, as they were called then, saying it was unconstitutional. Unfortunately, she was also Hawaii’s last sovereign ruler. In 1944, the U.S.

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Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

government abroad, while people living in the U.S. When I ran into this unexpected barrier, I decided to work backwards; I was going to let the sources guide me instead of the supporting questions determining my research. It didn’t take long to find what I was looking for: music was used as propaganda by the U.S.

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Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

government abroad, while people living in the U.S. When I ran into this unexpected barrier, I decided to work backwards; I was going to let the sources guide me instead of the supporting questions determining my research. It didn’t take long to find what I was looking for: music was used as propaganda by the U.S.

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15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference

Studies Weekly

When the Yom Kippur War took the country by surprise, Meir helped form a new coalition government. Impressed with her work, the national museum hired her as the director of archaeology. She became Israels first female prime minister in 1969 and sought to establish peace between Israel and Arab states.