The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
She was hired as the student voice specialist at Chicago Public Schools in 2012 to oversee the district’s newly created “student voice committees.”. Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” In 2012, it became the first U.S.
Political Science Now
JULY 11, 2024
Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019).
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2020
A Tufts University report found that between the 2012 and 2016 elections, voting turnout increased by 5.5 It’s definitely not the fact that young Black people are not civically engaged, or that they’re not politically inclined.”. percentage points among white students, 7 points among Hispanic students and 7.8 percent to 49.6
Political Science Now
APRIL 2, 2024
election presents educators across the United States with the opportunity to help their students engage in the democratic system. Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? The 2024 U.S. What concrete steps can higher educators use to connect students to the U.S. election process at all levels?
MPSA
MARCH 30, 2022
Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Between 10 and 15 years ago, Political Science experienced a renewed interest in civic education. Graham and I collaborated, and I reached out to local high school civics teachers in Kansas and western Missouri in hopes of meeting with them and sharing our ideas.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Since the Obama Administration created DACA in 2012, more than 825,000 undocumented immigrants have successfully applied for the protection. Arciniega, a fellow at the University of California Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, specifically studies how immigration status motivates some students to turn to activism.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 15, 2021
14, 2012, the day that 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. And the goal can be simple: helping students feel confident in their knowledge of how government works and empowering them to be civically engaged. She is currently a library media specialist at South Saint Paul Public Schools, in Minnesota.
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