The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 1, 2021
Liberals don’t dismiss civic knowledge, but many believe it’s equally important for students to learn the skills necessary to navigate the political process. This story about action civics was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
Digital Promise
APRIL 23, 2019
Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.
Political Science Now
MARCH 19, 2025
Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. That was in the fall of 2019. The nonprofit also has a civic engagement team, which focuses on turning low-propensity voters out to the polls.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The idea to lower the voting age came about following the Oakland teachers’ strikes in February 2019, according to Lukas Brekke-Miesner, executive director of Oakland Kids First, one of the nonprofits involved in the campaign. Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.
Political Science Now
MAY 27, 2024
Logging in to Learn: The Effects of Online Civic Education Pedagogy on a Latinx and AAPI Civic Engagement Youth Conference By Matt Lamb , Texas Tech University Civic education is essential to the health of any democracy. When COVID-19 emerged in the spring of 2020, almost all civic education efforts went online.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 10, 2020
Individuals with postsecondary degrees earn more, pay more taxes and are more likely than others to be employed, according to the College Board’s Education Pays 2019. Having a college degree is associated with reduced unemployment, a healthier lifestyle, lower health care costs and higher levels of civic engagement.
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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