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.

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Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 132

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

As a country, we have not invested enough in teaching the very fundamental knowledge, skills and dispositions young people need to be informed and engaged participants in our bold experiment in self-government. At the end of 2022, Congress grew the federal allocation for civic education from $7.75 million to $23 million.

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Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 126

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A Decline in Civic Understanding The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. History and Civics scores for eighth-grade students sounded an alarm: scores have dropped by an average of five points since 2018 and nine points since 2014. million to $23 million as grants available to states.

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Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52