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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series: Facilitating Respectful Conversations in the Political Science Classroom

Political Science Now

Deardorff , University of Tennessee Chattanooga Meet the Panelists Tavishi Bhasin is a Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University, a large public university in Atlanta GA. She also leads the RiceVotes Collective and teaches the Capstone course for the Certificate in Civic Leadership students.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

The findings revealed significant gaps in state standards for civics and U.S. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement. million to $23 million as grants available to states.