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Thomas Kelly: Promoting civic literacy for America's 250th
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (354+ words) The fact is we have large and growing numbers of kids who can't read well. National Assessment of Education Progress scores reveal that the number of students scoring below NAEP basic has grown steadily since 2019. While the percentage of students…...
Australian teachers let down by flawed critical thinking capability: instructional coach
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1232+ words) Australian teachers have been led astray by a prominent general capability in the national curriculum, which is based on the misguided premise that critical thinking can be taught as an abstract skill, a former teacher turned instructional coach has said....
HISTORY & CULTURE: "Country" school students flex intellectual muscles
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (810+ words) Local elections slated Saturday Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian, and humanitarian, with a wealth…...
Studies Show Most Americans Can't Pass A 6th-Grade Geography Test. Can You Make It All The Way To 12th?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (13+ words) From kindergarten all the way to 12th grade. .. How far can you get?...
Dumont Hill Expedition reenactment teaches students about local history
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (437+ words) SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - Students a part of the Allen County Patriot Pathfinders Club performed live reenactments of the Dumont Hill Expedition at Dugas Community Park. The students creating the reenactment wore costumes of the historical figures they were portraying, and…...
We must go back to teaching American history, civics
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (645+ words) As we gather this summer to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I am reminded of Benjamin Franklin's words, 11 years later, on the final day of the Constitutional Convention. Franklin was asked whether the Founders…...
Florida Shows the Way to a Better U. S. History Curriculum
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (356+ words) Encounter Books'sat down with Mc Clay for a penetrating interview about the thinking that went into writing Land of Hope.' In my youth, there was a broad consensus about American history: the good, the bad, the spectacular, the evil. Encounter…...
At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class - my Mother Lode. com
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1467+ words) History teachers across the U. S. are working to make the nation's founding documents relevant as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches. Teachers like Karalee Wong Nakatsuka and Matthew Vriesman encourage students to question who the Declaration was originally for…...
Behind The Scenes Of The ACLU's Stop-Motion Kids' Series
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (919+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/07/2026 7: 59 am | Be the First to Comment! The organization has released a new episode today, which addresses the decades-old debate around school book bannings. KYR-U started as an internal feeling at the ACLU that the organization had been…...
Larchwood Primary pupils step back in time for immersive Second World War day
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (145+ words) History came to life when children stepped back in time to the Second World War during a themed learning day. Year 4 pupils at Larchwood Primary School in Brentwood dressed in wartime outfits for a day devoted to history. Pupils spent…...