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Using Prediction Markets as a Tool for Classroom and Civic Engagement

Political Science Now

Using Prediction Markets as a Tool for Classroom and Civic Engagement By Zachary A. election heats up, how can we get students engaged with this critical time in American politics? The post Using Prediction Markets as a Tool for Classroom and Civic Engagement appeared first on. Lawrence University As another U.S.

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

The Hechinger Report

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

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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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

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.

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Defend the Freedom to Learn in Georgia: Back-to-School Read-Aloud

Zinn Education Project

While she is the first known Georgia public school teacher to be terminated under what is called the “trio of censorship” laws passed in 2022, the law is impacting classrooms around the state. Rinderle is working with her union, the Georgia Association of Educators, to fight this unjust termination.

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Waiting for the traveling teacher: Remote rural schools need more hands-on help

The Hechinger Report

In Colorado, for instance, there were about 380 open positions for educators in rural schools at the start of the 2021-2022 school year; by the end of the year more than half remained open, according to statistics from the state’s education department. The small town of Campo, Colo., Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report.

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Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

The Hechinger Report

The Chico library space might not be much, but it gives students an opportunity to take a break from the pressure of adapting to the different, said Karen Schreder, an assistant professor of education who works with rural students through the campus’s civic engagement office. It would be too formal.”

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