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

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. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow.

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OPINION: Kicking civics out of class and taking it to the streets

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

August 15, 2018 — The first day of school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. School systems are failing their students with outdated and inconsequential civics education that is only focused on facts and memorization. government. In short, they are demonstrating what real civic engagement looks like.

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Go vote. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

UCI students vote early at the University of California, Irvine on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. After all, walking out of school to vote or to support your friends’ constitutional right to do so is evidence they learned something in civics class, their grades notwithstanding. And there are 36 governor races in 2018. In the U.S.,

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Farming Inequality: How Ancient Land Use Split Societies

Anthropology.net

APRIL 16, 2025

But the way those lands were used—how they were divided, worked, and governed—did more than sustain life. When Governance Intervened—Or Failed To The story isn’t one of inevitability. We found that governance mattered," noted archaeologist Helena Hamerow. Harvard University Press. Link Feinman, G.

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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Our governments need to be working in partnership with tech companies to put the Netflix of online learning into action,” she added. “I Credit: eLearn.fyi.

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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

Political Science Now

APRIL 22, 2025

Building faculty capacity outside the classroom includes both understanding governance processes and structures and creating cultures and conversations. She was granted tenure in 2010 and promoted to Senior II Tenured Faculty in 2018. Before his career in higher education, Rogelio worked in the federal government at the U.S.

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STUDENT VOICE: It shouldn’t take a tragedy to spark youth activism

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

May 25, 2018 — Coral Springs, Florida — Student activist and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg demonstrates with other sudents in a parking lot. A recent Brookings Institution report notes that students regularly discuss civics issues in class but have few opportunities for community engagement and participation in our democracy.

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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. McHugh, Merrimack College (Discussant) Richard M.

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The future includes good (human) teachers

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom. Related: Youth will determine the outcome of the 2018 midterms. Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images. Related: Go vote.

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What happens when students are given a say in school budgets?

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2019

The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the proposal in his 2018 State of the City address, as part of a broader push for civics education. “We For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

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Creating Impact and Art Through Partnerships

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders (including families, local government, and nonprofits) to support innovative teaching and learning in their region. — Kim Smith (@k12kimsmith) July 17, 2018.

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My Favorite Activities to Teach the Expressed Powers of Congress

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Below, I share my lesson sequence for teaching the expressed powers of Congress in my high school Civics and Government class. Still, they also deliberately designed the new government not to be all-powerful. Check out this blog post to learn how I teach the principles of the Constitution , like limited government.

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How Louisiana’s richest students go to college on the backs of the poor

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

He had stellar grades in high school and is civic- minded, taking after his mother, who works as a community organizer in Thibodaux. The average white ACT score in Louisiana in 2018 was 21.3; He’s active in student government and his fraternity. He was exactly the kind of student Nicholls hoped to attract. Weekly Update.

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Without local school boards, parents in poor communities lose their vote

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2016

million people live in places where state officials took over entire districts or individual schools in the past six years, according to News21 data collected from state government agencies. The manager was given all the powers of the local governing board. It suffocates the civic impulse. More than 5.6 On average 29.2

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Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In comparison, young American voter registration is much lower and participation spiked in 2018 — when 28 percent voted , a record percentage — though it’s dipped since then. In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active.

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OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Many educators probably weren’t surprised by today’s announcement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for civics and history. In past years, the scores for civics have been flat, which is hardly encouraging. At the end of 2022, Congress grew the federal allocation for civic education from $7.75

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TEACHER VOICE: Finding civility in an eighth-grade civics classroom

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As I look back on my preparation for my first year as a teacher, in 2018, my fears, ideas and overthinking now seem whimsical at best. When it was confirmed that I would be developing and piloting our school’s first civics course, I began to think about my eighth-graders more intently. immigration policy.

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Are Educators a Natural Fit for Public Office? These Candidates Think So

ED Surge

AUGUST 27, 2024

Walz, who served several terms in Congress before becoming the governor of Minnesota in 2018, is a former high school social studies teacher and football coach who, to this day, holds those identities close. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, a former high school history and government teacher.

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First Things First When Teaching Civic Education

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.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. This is her third year in the profession. History class.

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Operation Outbreak: Simulating a pandemic while living it

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2021

Brown crafted civics lessons about outbreak response for his eighth graders at Sarasota Military Academy Prep, a charter middle school. Sabeti’s team returned to the Florida middle school in 2018 to help pilot the app. Todd Brown, Florida middle school civics teacher who led a pilot virus simulation. Starting at 8 a.m.

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Member Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Stein, College of Southern Nevada

Political Science Now

JUNE 5, 2024

Meet Dr. Matthew Stein APSA Member since 2018-Present Instructor in the Department of Social Sciences College of Southern Nevada How did you learn about APSA? I additionally earned a terminal MA degree in government and politics from St. When did you become a member of APSA, and what prompted you to join?

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Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

DETROIT — Taking a trip down memory lane from the sidewalk in front of Western International High School, former civics teacher Keith Johnson shared the school’s ghost story, a tall tale about a child who died in a 1935 fire there. Mice, rats and cockroaches infest some buildings, according to a 2018 review conducted by the district.

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WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 1

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Keene also edited our collection of core documents on World War II (2018; 2 nd ed. 2022) and teaches courses on the World Wars and Modern America for the Master of Arts in American History and Government program at Ashland University. During the war, government leaders used the media to rally public support.

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The ‘Katrina-to-Covid Class’: How the coronavirus era affects New Orleans students more acutely

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

She was still feeling wounded the next morning, as she stood by her sister Taravia’s black Honda Civic. Along with her determination to re-invent herself, she set lofty academic goals: She wanted to become president of Cohen’s student government and be named class valedictorian with a 4.0 I became my authentic self.”.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs.

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Switching sides in the teacher wars

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

TULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. In the fall of 2018, Tulsa opened its first district Montessori school.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

School leaders have solicited donations from local manufacturing plants, energy firms, even the federal government. Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels.

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College student voting is way up

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote. Tisch College of Civic Life. “It Census Bureau. You’re seeing a generation of activists. It’s an important election.”

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Getting rid of the ‘gotcha’: College students try to tame political dialogue

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2019

They’re plunging into touchy subjects like prison reform, immigration, the government shutdown, teachers unions, health care for all, abortion, gun control and even — depending where they are — agricultural subsidies. Related: OPINION: Election 2018’s winners include campus activism, diversity — and polarization.

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Marjory Stoneman students give legislators a civics lesson

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

19, 2018, after 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., It’s time to give legislators the civics lesson they apparently never received. The post Marjory Stoneman students give legislators a civics lesson appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For instance, conservatives are eager to get the government involved in biological screenings to determine if kids have the “correct” genitalia for peeing in a particular bathroom or playing on a particular sports team. President-elect Trump’s education platform was made of much vaguer stuff — mostly culture war vibes. public schools reeling.

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

OPINION: Kicking civics out of class and taking it to the streets

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Go vote. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom

Farming Inequality: How Ancient Land Use Split Societies

Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

STUDENT VOICE: It shouldn’t take a tragedy to spark youth activism

Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

The future includes good (human) teachers

What happens when students are given a say in school budgets?

Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

Creating Impact and Art Through Partnerships

My Favorite Activities to Teach the Expressed Powers of Congress

How Louisiana’s richest students go to college on the backs of the poor

Without local school boards, parents in poor communities lose their vote

Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

TEACHER VOICE: Finding civility in an eighth-grade civics classroom

Are Educators a Natural Fit for Public Office? These Candidates Think So

First Things First When Teaching Civic Education

What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

Operation Outbreak: Simulating a pandemic while living it

Member Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Stein, College of Southern Nevada

Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 1

The ‘Katrina-to-Covid Class’: How the coronavirus era affects New Orleans students more acutely

Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

Switching sides in the teacher wars

Not all towns are created equal, digitally

College student voting is way up

Getting rid of the ‘gotcha’: College students try to tame political dialogue

Marjory Stoneman students give legislators a civics lesson

OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

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