"Clinton crushes Biden in hypothetical 2016 matchup: Poll." This was the headline of a MSNBC article on July 17, a full two years before the election in question.
In early 2021, Roanoke police informed the Abingdon department that a man had said he had committed a violent crime nearly 20 years ago in the Washington County town.
Teaching controversial issues is a cornerstone of democratic education and a powerful vehicle for developing independent thinking, civic reasoning and discourse in all subjects.
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Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education, co-authored an article in the journal Action in Teacher Education titled, “Discourses of Immigration and the Mediating Influence of Documentary Films.” The article is available online here.
Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education
The article abstract reads as follows:
There is a demographic and democratic imperative for social studies teachers
to broach the issue of contemporary immigration in their classrooms. In this
study, preservice social studies teachers (PSTs) viewed three documentary
films that presented stories of immigration that run counter to the narrative
Many teachers saw the attack on the U.S. Capitol as an important moment to discuss history, media literacy and the Constitution with their students. But some were also wary, fearful of angering parents and of running afoul of school district guidance to avoid sharing their political views with students.