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Great morning talking about the complexity of the American Revolution. Did you know that @RetroReport has a video for that?!?!? “When is history happening” led to a lot of great questions & discussion in my 7th grade ELA class as we prepare for our revolution debate.
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@RetroReport My colleague used the lesson and video on Andrew Mellon and the role of government in the economy! You can find the lesson using the following link: retroreport.org/subjects/u-s…
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So excited for this on October 27th!
To mark America’s 250th anniversary, @RetroReport's new special, based on @InPursuitUSA by More Perfect, examines how presidents and first ladies navigated war, political division, social change and moments of national uncertainty. In Pursuit: Lessons of American Leadership premieres Oct. 27 at 10/9c (check local listings) on @PBS. Learn more: retroreport.org/articles/in-…
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Always great seeing good people at #OCSS. If you are in Columbus, OH today…stop by the Retro Report table and say HI 👋 @RetroReport
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Always great seeing good people at #OCSS—if you're in Columbus, OH today, stop by the Retro Report table and say hi to @RetroReport. You and @DangerDaveINK are the two accounts I most enjoy following.
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Great day at the MOCHE/OKCHE Best Practices in History Education Conference sharing about @RetroReport! Friends, make a teacher account at sparklp.co/af547f5f/
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This a great lesson and video. If you use it in your classes would love to know how it goes!
Did you know that Eleanor Roosevelt warned Bess Truman that the White House had a rat problem? 🐀
When Harry and Bess Truman moved into the White House, the building was deteriorating and was later deemed uninhabitable. A tear-down was considered, but First Lady Bess Truman advocated for restoration instead, helping to preserve the historic building.
Learn more in a new short doc: retroreport.org/video/how-be…
This video is part of a series on the first ladies of the United States, based on @InPursuitUSA by More Perfect.
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For constitution day, my 8th graders read about two student free speech Supreme Court cases, then watched a video on them, then compared the 1969 and 2021 verdicts. Thanks for this amazing lesson plan @RetroReport! @KEDC1 @passport2lead
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@Kris10RGarza & I combined our 7th grade classes to spend time reflecting on the events, courage, and unity of 9/11 with @RetroReport. Students were focused and asked thoughtful questions. @KEDCGrants @KedcARTS @DrJWEvansJr @KingWendy_m – at Berea, KY
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If you're in New York for the 2026 United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA81), we'd like to see you on the evening of 23 September.
We are hosting The Listening State, bringing together African leaders, peers, allies, and practitioners for a conversation on strengthening public service delivery and governance through data, civic technology, and citizen engagement.
The evening will be hosted at the @RetroReport, 633 Third Ave, 16th Floor, New York, on Wednesday 23 September, 5:30 – 7:30 PM.
You can register to be part of this event here: evidenceandmethodslab.org/ev…
#WeShapeGov #TheListeningState #UNGA2026
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Thanks to @RetroReport for all the supplemental resources my students used as part of their work on this project.
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Will you be in New York for Climate Week 2026? Join us on 9/22 to hear from our own Ginny Marcille-Kerslake and the rest of this amazing panel about local fights against AI data centers and other extractive industries!
As AI use expands across the U.S., data centers are arriving in communities that have already lived through the rise and fall of steel factories, coal plants, and fracking infrastructure. Residents are organizing to demand a say in how these facilities operate and change the places where they live.
Join the @pulitzercenter during #ClimateWeekNYC for a conversation moderated by Kit Roane, senior producer at Retro Report, with Maia Woluchem, program director of @datasociety Research Institute's Trustworthy Infrastructure program; Alejandra Martinez, environmental reporter at @TexasTribune and Pulitzer Center grantee; Brian Crawford, a Texas resident working with Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc; and Virginia (Ginny) Marcille-Kerslake, a Pennsylvania resident and senior organizer at @foodandwater.
The event marks the launch of Data & Society’s forthcoming report, “The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania,” based on 18 months of field research in Pennsylvania, alongside Pulitzer Center-supported reporting on data center development by The Texas Tribune.
This event is a collaboration between the Pulitzer Center, Retro Report, and Data & Society.
📣 How Data Center Fights Are Renewing Local Power Across the U.S.
🗓️ September 22, 2026, 5:30-7:30 p.m. EDT
📍 Retro Report, 633 Third Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017
R.S.V.P.: pulitzercenter.org/event/how…
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Here is @RetroReport latest video on 9/11! Check it out:
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How do you misplace a cow? This is hilarious.
1/ 🐄 Did you know that a cow once grazed on the White House lawn?
In this @RetroReport short take, @JohnMBridgeland, the Co-Chair of @InPursuitUSA and the founder of More Perfect, recalls how Nellie Taft secured a cow to live on the White House grounds so that her husband, President William Howard Taft, could have fresh milk every day.
The cow, named Pauline, gave birth to a calf named Big Bill, which later went missing during transport. Big Bill’s mythology lived on throughout the Taft administration.
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Made some current world connections today thanks to @RetroReport We discussed the Columbian exchange and the impact of diseases, then connected to modern day epidemics and diseases being spread. retroreport.org/video/corona…
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Brand new 9/11 video on Retro report just in time for September 11th. @RetroReport retroreport.org/video/chaos-…
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My 8th grade art students blended history & digital design! Inspired by historic WPA National Park posters (@RetroReport), they drew the school with the Pinnacles in the background & used Canva to add silkscreen style typography. @KEDCGrants @KedcARTS @DrJWEvansJr @KingWendy_m – at Berea, KY
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Need a plan for 9/11? Check out retro reports webinar.
FREE EDUCATOR WEBINAR: How can we help students understand the events of 9/11 — and the lasting impact they continue to have — 25 years later?
Join @davidjohnolson, Director of Education at Retro Report, and @CoachDKendrick, NCSS President-Elect, for a conversation focused on practical classroom resources and strategies for teaching 9/11. They’ll highlight resources from Retro Report, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and other trusted sources to help students explore this pivotal moment in history. R.S.V.P.: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Join @RetroReport Director of Education, @davidjohnolson on a FREE webinar hosted by the @WCSS1 about 9/11 in the classroom.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
7:00–8:00 PM Central Time/(8:00 - 9:00 Eastern time)
REGISTER FOR FREE HERE - forms.gle/Ui8JotGPvCXFLWhu8
