ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation. To reach every student in the U.S.,

Civics 131

Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? This is particularly true for learning our history. Is American history education the problem? To understand America today requires examining the major events in our past that define our national character (for good or for ill). citizenship exam.

American History 99

American History History Teaching Civics 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. Social studies classes shouldn’t frame conflict as a problem, but as a challenge, said Kawashima-Ginsberg. I personally love it because you know what?

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 137

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. history and civics since at least Reconstruction, the turbulent period that followed the Civil War.

Social Studies 115

Social Studies Civics History American History 115