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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

State Evaluations Reveal Gaps in Civics Education In 2021, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute evaluated the state-of-state standards for civics and history across all fifty states. Reviews were conducted by a bipartisan team of experienced educators with deep knowledge of the content.

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Digging Up Rural Roots: The Source at the Library of Congress

NCHE

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

A National Investment in Social Studies In 2021, the Thomas B. history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement. history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

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. To make it appear nonpartisan, they essentially took no stand,” said Alan Singer, the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University.