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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

Eligible applicants can include educational institutions, cultural organizations, historical societies or museums, community or civic groups, libraries, and literacy organizations. These regional grants will help fund projects that expand and explore innovative methods of teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

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Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

Political Science Now

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.

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Redefining ‘Integrity’ – Reflections on Electoral Policy Change: 2024 Post-Election Reflection Series

Political Science Now

We also see diffusion across the states as 40 states in 2021 had bills introduced compared to only 26 in 2019. She is also the Director of the Initiative for Civic Leadership at UT Dallas. From 2020 to 2021, there was a 149% increase alone (from 85 to 209 bills introduced). Bustinza , Ph.D.

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Students Are Unmotivated to Learn. Would Consulting Them For Curriculum Help?

ED Surge

Kaylin Hernndez a former student of Young-Savers and a panelist at the SXSW EDU event in Texas argued that bringing students into the education decision-making process even lifts civic involvement. The Opposite of Boring Cervantes graduated in 2019. After classes, students were surveyed on what they wanted to see taught.

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Joyce Vance: Bring Back Civics Education!

Diane Ravitch

Voters who lack the backbone of a solid education in civics can be manipulated. One thing that is clear from the ease with which Trump seems to have stripped so many voters of their common sense is the need to restore civics education in this country. That takes us to Trumps plans for the Department of Education. Its time to catch up.

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Call for Participants: APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Requirements | Deadline: July 7, 2025

Political Science Now

APSA’s Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Requirements aims to: develop peer-to-peer political science departmental networking and collaboration. To join the APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Requirements, please complete this form. are considering similar mandates. He earned his Ph.D.

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NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It’s not

The Hechinger Report

Without NAEP, we would not be so painfully aware of pandemic learning losses and how children cannot read and multiply nearly as well as they could in 2019, nor would other states be looking to copy the Mississippi miracle in which the state skyrocketed from 49th in the nation in fourth-grade reading to ninth in just a decade.