APSA Educate

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Over the past few years, the American Political Science Association and its members have renewed their commitment to high school civic education.

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Stanford History Education Group

MARCH 25, 2022

How Improving Civic Literacy Can Reinforce Democracy kerrd Fri, 03/25/2022 - 10:03 03/25/22 [link]

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Stanford History Education Group

MARCH 25, 2022

How Improving Civic Literacy Can Reinforce Democracy kerrd Fri, 03/25/2022 - 10:03 03/25/22 [link]

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Teaching Civics

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Update: In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature repealed the civics test requirement. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, districts will no longer need to administer the civics test ( Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.02, More Information [link] The post Minnesota Civics Test appeared first on Teaching Civics.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Past Events include: Preparing Students for the 2024 Election: Civic and Campus Engagement Engaging the 2024 U.S. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. Huerta is a co-author of the textbook Practicing Texas Politics.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Nearly 2 out of every 5 eighth graders don’t even have the most basic math skills, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In 2022 and 2023, it gave Boaler’s organization more than $560,000. Might we trade off a bit of short-term math achievement for a greater good of a numerate, civic society?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Last year, nearly 80 percent of graduates enrolled in college, up from 65 percent for the class of 2022. Half of the school’s teaching positions were unfilled, largely because of its remote location and lower salaries, according to Swentzell, who took over as head of school in 2022. An investigative report released by the U.S.

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Civics U

JULY 18, 2022

This was illustrated at a 2022 Northern Arizona University conference having the theme “Honoring Indigenous Languages and Cultures.”

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ED Surge

MARCH 30, 2023

Together, we explored how to engage in civic life with love and wisdom. As Roberts shared in a 2022 tweet : ”My rule: Any student who comes to my office hours can keep any book on my shelf that they like. She will forever be one of my greatest teachers. His former professor gave books away to students who visited during office hours.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? In 2021, my own state of Illinois signed into law the TEAACH (Teaching Equitable Asian American History) Act, mandating that Asian American history become a part of the K-12 Illinois state curriculum by the 2022-23 school year.

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Civics U

JUNE 2, 2022

3) In March 2022 only 27% of U.S. But space is limited, so this article will close by pointing to the need for depth in civic education studies, and to the need to establish and reestablish the foundation for ethics in our government and society. This is based on several factors. (1)

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But community organizers, civic activists, and social movements—as well as corporate and political elites—have long understood the importance of meetings. After the lockdown period had eased, in early 2022, Jen and her students accompanied Cassandra and MASC leaders in their first return to in-person meetings at the Massachusetts State House.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

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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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

She also recommended the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) at Ashland University as the ideal MA program for a working teacher interested in encouraging civil discussion of the perennial issues in American civic life. Thrailkill planned to tell her students about their conversation.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2019

The number of undergraduate veterans in the Class of 2022 on the campuses of Stanford and Harvard* could easily be confused for the final tally in a low-scoring football game. National service is no longer considered a civic responsibility by America’s upper class. . Stanford 9, Harvard 3.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But that’s not creating any real meaning for them, especially if your high school Civics students are somewhat familiar with them already. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. So, let’s do better and create fun and engaging of this standard.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It’s about to add a second major, in social change and civic action, which Jones said “seems like a thing the world needs, but there’s not a lot of programs that connect people to that career path.”. Unity’s new campus was scheduled for a September opening, which has been pushed back to the spring.

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Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Following suit in April 2022 the Department for Education (whose remit covers educational institutions in England) launched a revised ‘Sustainability and Climate Change strategy’. Up until 2022, when version 9.0 Similar policy and curricula updates have been seen around the world.

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshop will bring 72 teachers from all over the country to Spartanburg, South Carolina in July 2022. Applications are accepted through March 1, 2022. We are learning more about each other and the joys of engaging in interdisciplinary work.

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

School: * School District: * Subject & Grade Level * Ex: 9th grade Economics, 11th grade AP Civics and Econ Competition Category: * Which division will your students be participating in? 2023 2022 2021 Educator Name * First Name Last Name Email * (This will be our primary form of contact for event updates.)

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Jeremy Horpedahl, UCA Economics Professor and Director of the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, wrote a short explainer on the topic of interest rates for the Winter 2022 Issue of Arkansas Flavor by Arkansas Times. 2 Examine how consumers are affected by raising and lowering interest rates Civics: PRL.7.C.1

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class. The Higher Learning Commission ordered three years ago that dual-enrollment instructors in the 19 states where it accredits universities and colleges have at least master’s degrees, but Indiana, Minnesota and other states and many colleges have gotten extensions until mid-2022.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Related: Making America whole again via civics education. Vida Mendoza, la estudiante de noveno grado de la escuela Life Academy, espera con gran expectativa el 2022 para estar entre esos votantes adolescentes y elegir a los miembros de la junta escolar.

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ED Surge

MARCH 4, 2024

Early data from the 2022-23 school year indicates minor improvement, with 27.85 This may contribute to challenges related to civic participation and community development. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 14.7 million students, or 29.7 percent of the student population being chronically absent.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 and 2022. Or march to a local civic building. Photo by Dean Hesse, 2022. For more ideas , see the actions from June and August , 2021 , 2022 , and 2023. And in 2022 for Georgia , Ohio , and Washington.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Many educators probably weren’t surprised by today’s announcement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for civics and history. In past years, the scores for civics have been flat, which is hardly encouraging. At the end of 2022, Congress grew the federal allocation for civic education from $7.75

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 , 2022 , and 2023. Or march to a local civic building. Photo by Dean Hesse, 2022. For more ideas , see the actions from June and August , 2021 , 2022 , and 2023. The group can be any size. Determine type of action.

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Civics U

MARCH 10, 2022

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for FY 2022 was $6.011 trillion. And, of course, the cost for salaries and benefits does not include the costs of program equipment, materials and activities; and the cost of subsidies and such. The total expenditures by the federal government for fiscal year 2021 were $6.82

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

There were 46 school shootings in 2022. SEL Programs Support Students to Be Better Friends and Citizens Our review of SEL teased out the differences between prosociality and civic behaviors and it turns out, the distinction matters. Civic behaviors and attitudes support the broader community.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Civic project’ or ‘land grab’? A lawsuit briefly halted the Bollinger plan because judges agreed it was not a “civic project.” By 2022, that number had decreased to 1,416, or about 15 percent of the student body. “They have a very powerful board, they talk to the mayor,” she said. “I

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. After sending the essay to the Chronicles of Oklahoma in late 2022, she forgot about it. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement.

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

According to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer survey of more than 36,000 people in 28 countries, only 37 percent of respondents state that they trust social media as a source for general news and information. Those concerns have gotten even louder with the company’s shift in name and strategy as it redubbed itself Meta. So has the public.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? and author of Invisible Weapons (Oxford 2022). She promotes informed and engaged citizenship as a TV host, civic leader, and organizer of local and statewide political debates. In 2022 Jorgensen received the Dale P. The 2024 U.S. The post 2024 U.S.

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Political Science Now

JULY 28, 2024

How can political science educators scaffold productive civic dialogue on contentious political issues? She serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Political Science Education and is on the board of the Political Science Education Section (2022-2024). election and other common political science themes?

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Political Science Now

MAY 16, 2024

After a one-year pause in 2022, the 2024 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows marks the start of the program’s focus on developing a body of research around political polarization in the United States. The award is for a period of up to two years and its anticipated result is a book or major study.

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