The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 27, 2017
While more than half of community colleges offered child care in 2004, for example, just 44 percent offered it in 2015; the figure for public four-year schools also dropped below 50 percent over the same time span. The proportion of community colleges offering on-campus child care fell from more than half in 2004 to just 44 percent in 2015.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 20, 2017
For example, in the 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election, when the voter turnout was a dismal 30.6 In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 9, 2017
At the same time, the new federal education law passed in 2015 has removed some of No Child Left Behind’s teeth. Common Core still stands in most states, but many have tweaked the standards and changed the name to something less politically charged. Most personalized learning advocates wouldn’t disagree.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
This model of teaching could be used in a range of disciplines beyond journalism, at both high school and college, to engage students in complex issues and disciplines. Equally important, it lifts their gaze from narrow demands, sharpened during the pandemic, of holding down jobs and caring for family while also in school.
MPSA
MARCH 30, 2022
The political science teaching world was abuzz with ideas about how to get students to roll up their sleeves, get involved in government at the local level, and prepare for lives of civic engagement. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement. I was deeply involved in this process. Others were not so sure.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 6, 2016
In 2015, NYC Service , a city agency focused on increasing volunteerism and civic engagement, announced the goal of engaging 30,000 youth ages 14-21 on new youth leadership councils working in policy and practice or service by 2020.” Some are taking steps to give youth some decision making power in institutions. “In
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