The Gilder Lehrman Institute Presents Alysha Butler with the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Award

Posted by Gilder Lehrman Staff on Tuesday, 10/08/2019

On October 2, 2019, in the Grand Ballroom at the Yale Club in New York City, Alysha Butler of McKinley Technology High School in Washington DC was presented with the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year Award.

At the event, Gilder Lehrman staff, Affiliate School teachers, trustees, and other friends of the Institute celebrated the recipient and the teaching of history in the United States.

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Introducing John Zingale, the 2019 Washington History Teacher of the Year and National Finalist

Thursday, 10/03/2019
John Zingale 2019 Washington Teacher of the Year and Finalist for National History Teacher of the Year
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Introducing Amy King, the 2019 North Carolina History Teacher of the Year and National Finalist

Tuesday, 10/01/2019
Amy King North Carolina History Teacher of the Year and Finalist for National History Teacher of the Year
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Getting to Know Alysha Butler, 2019 National History Teacher of the Year

Friday, 09/27/2019
Alysha Butler is a social studies teacher at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, DC. She won the 2019 Daughters of the American Revolution Outstanding Teacher of United States History Award, was a 2019 GrantEd Recipient, and was selected as the 2010 Miramar High School Teacher of the Year. Along with the nine other finalists for the award, she was asked informal questions by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. What was your initial reaction upon hearing that you were the national winner?
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Watch Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s Teacher Seminar on the Anniversary of Her Swearing In

Wednesday, 09/25/2019
On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice in the United States when she was sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. She had been nominated by President Ronald Reagan, and she retired in 2006 after twenty-five years on the Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993, was the second woman to be sworn in as a Supreme Court justice. Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
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History Teacher of the Year Finalists Featured in the News

Tuesday, 09/24/2019
History Teacher of the Year Finalists and other state winners have enjoyed local and state press for their achievements. We will continue to highlight their success in the coming months as we celebrate our National History Teacher of the Year, Alysha Butler.
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2019 National History Teacher of the Year Alysha Butler in the News

Monday, 09/23/2019
The Gilder Lehrman Institute announced on September 10 that Alysha Butler, a history teacher at McKinley Technological High School in Washington, DC, has been named the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year. Since then, she has been the subject of several interviews and feature pieces in print and on radio and television. We bring to you three highlights from this week.
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute in Philanthropy Magazine

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Richard Gilder (left) and Lewis Lehrman (right) speak with students at Notre Dame Preparatory Academy.The July 2018 issue of

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The Hamilton Education Program in Education Dive

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In an article published today on Education Dive, Urban Assembly Media High School student Yadry Monsanto discusses her Hamilton Education Program experience on April 25, 2018: 

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Lewis E. Lehrman's Lincoln and Churchill: Statesmen at War

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We are pleased to announce the latest publication by Lewis E. Lehrman, the co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, a renowned historian, and a National Humanities Medal winner. Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War, provides a new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen and their remarkable leadership in wars of national survival. In the first book-length comparison of these two renowned war leaders, Mr.

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