The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

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. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The study, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning , was produced by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. The researchers created 56 tasks for students in 12 states, and collected 7,804 student responses from January 2015 until June 2016.

Civics 112

Civics Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Polites, who testified before the legislature on the need for media literacy, said the subject goes “hand-in-hand” with a recently passed state civics-education law , that will help students to become well-informed voting citizens, regardless of political party. It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I

Teaching 132

Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 132

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In a study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016, researchers monitored the brain activity of study participants as they confronted complex math problems that demanded creative mathematical reasoning.

Cultures 136

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 136

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was the mother of a 4-year-old daughter, and I was consumed by worries about child care, the car note for my used Honda Civic and saving for my own apartment. But just 3,300 of the more than 4 million student parents received assistance through the program in the 2016-17 school year. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt.

Civics 144

Civics Advocacy Humanities Education 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Since then, the numbers have slipped to the single digits, with just 5 percent of the class of 2016 finishing within six years, according to a data analysis from the charter school network. The school also tracks college completion rates, with 59 percent of the class of 2012 finishing within six years.

Charter School 135

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 135

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Civic project’ or ‘land grab’? A lawsuit briefly halted the Bollinger plan because judges agreed it was not a “civic project.” He died in 2016. I would bet my life that they are nowhere near the end of their growth,” said Andrew Berman, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Village Preservation.

Civics 138

Civics Public School Economics Museum 138