Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Join the American Political Science Association for our second webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. The 2024 U.S. 2024 election? Event: Engaging the 2024 U.S. The post Webinar Series: Engaging the 2024 U.S. election presents an opportunity to better understand American democracy.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Join political scientists and practitioners for a single-day workshop, Connecting Community and Classroom: Practical Considerations for Civically-Engaged Practitioners and Scholars , on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Political Science Now

JULY 24, 2024

Records are our basis for holding our government accountable and providing transparency. In conclusion, the Committee commends Dr. Her publications include numerous refereed journal articles as well as the book, The Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents , which contribute to our understanding of elected leaders in government.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history, European history, human geography, AP government. I'll be leaving in 2024. I was a freshman in college in fall 2020.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill at Summer 2024 MAHG. 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.

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The competition will be held on March 1-2, 2024, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Top performing teams will meet at a state championship competition, where the winning team will represent Arkansas at the National High School Mock Trial Championship, to be held in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 2-4, 2024. The 2024 case is now available!

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Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

Discussions will focus on how the Bill of Rights was developed into a charter of liberty, and the participants will consider the best ways to incorporate the study of the Bill of Rights in a civic education curriculum. link] Thu, Dec 5 2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST Register Registration is free, and the program will be held via Zoom.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Summer RISE (Reimagining an Innovative Student Experience) is an initiative led by the MCPS’s Department of Partnerships in collaboration with businesses, government agencies, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

This one-day lesson plan was developed in Spring 2024 by Dr. Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. The election would mark the first of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as President of the United States.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly. Jigsaw Strategy Oct.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Bradshaw wishes more teachers would teach civics and history through Studies Weekly. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 The post Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

La Toma is an Afro-Colombian community that has long sat at the intersection of extractive industries—especially gold mining—and violence from right-wing paramilitaries, guerillas, and government forces. Many older activists today involved in US Latin America solidarity were trained in techniques and tactics during this movement.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 5, 2024

It was so beneficial that I asked to be on the other side of the table – I have volunteered to be on the 2024 panel – as a means of showing my gratitude, promoting the benefits of working at a community college, and aiding job seekers. I additionally earned a terminal MA degree in government and politics from St.

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Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

APSA is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 APSA awards ! White Award for the best dissertation in the field of public administration Recipient: Sarah Rozenblum, Cornell University Title: “Why Do Governments Ignore Their Own Experts? The Consequences of Foreign Criticism” Leonard D.

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Political Science Now

JULY 28, 2024

Join APSA for our fourth webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. How can faculty establish a classroom culture encouraging constructive and inclusive political discussion around the 2024 U.S. How can political science educators scaffold productive civic dialogue on contentious political issues?

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 8, 2024

Schattschneider Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government. Citation from the Award Committee: The E. Employing a national field experiment, Willeck used an array of data to assess the impact of active civics education.

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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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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

On January 15, two days before the start of the 2024 school year, I joined 50 grade eight students and their guardians for an orientation at Launch, a high school in one of Cape Town’s oldest townships. Black youth experiences at a progressive low-fee private school in a postapartheid city illuminate the politics and limits of aspiration.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Others host booths filled with fossil casts and brochures at regional cultural festivals, attracting large crowds, interest from civic and government officials, and attention on the national news. Some are visiting classrooms with donated fossil casts.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2025

The partnership the federal government forged with American higher education long ago, which for generations has paid off spectacularly for our countrys civic health, economic well-being and national security. ACE has almost never been a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government, but the moment demanded it.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Including the Electoral College in your civics and government class is essential. This seems degrade them even below the prophetical curse denounced by the good old patriarch… To conclude, I can think of but one source of right to government and that is THE PEOPLE. For example, the 2024 presidential election.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. McHugh, Merrimack College (Discussant) Richard M.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

As the start of the school year approaches, high schools, colleges and universities across the country are figuring out how to help young people navigate the 2024 elections during these highly polarized and contentious times. The work of local government directly affects the lives of those in their communities.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

The interest of the country is awakened and … the government responds.” Volunteers who came to Mississippi after the initial June wave often assisted the ongoing civic and practical education taking place in “Freedom Schools.” Visited on-site June 2024. They’re from good schools and their parents are influential.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

There’s also a broader arc at play in a state economy that’s forced people to shift from work in local sawmills to commuter jobs that get them home later and leave them reliant on others to keep civic life running — a common pattern in 21st-century America. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Schattschneider Award for best dissertation on American government Kenneth Sherrill Prize for best proposal for an empirical study of LGBT topics Leo Strauss Award for best dissertation on political philosophy Merze Tate Award for best dissertation on international relations, law, and politics Leonard D.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As President-elect Donald Trump promises to withhold federal funding from schools that do not comply with executive orders restricting curriculum content, state and local officials must take steps to protect school governance decisions that reflect the will of the people in their communities. Do your homework.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2025

Its a very delicate instrument, said conservative education commentator Chester Finn, who formerly chaired the governing board that oversees the assessment. Indeed, the disastrous 2024 NAEP scores are President Donald Trumps main justification for closing the Education Department in his March 2025 executive order.

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Diane Ravitch

JULY 4, 2024

In their confirmation hearings, they pledged to uphold precedent and stare decisisis , but now in lifetime positions, they shred women’s rights, limit the power of government to protect public safety, and eviscerate the basic principle of the Constitution that “no one is above the law.” It turns out that the Presdent is above the law.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Engaging the 2024 US Election Webinar Series National campaigns and elections allow citizens to reflect and participate in their democracy. APSA’s Engaging the 2024 U.S. Facilitating Respectful Conversations in the Political Science Classroom Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election Engaging the 2024 U.S. The 2024 U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote. Tisch College of Civic Life. “It Census Bureau. You’re seeing a generation of activists. It’s an important election.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For instance, conservatives are eager to get the government involved in biological screenings to determine if kids have the “correct” genitalia for peeing in a particular bathroom or playing on a particular sports team. President-elect Trump’s education platform was made of much vaguer stuff — mostly culture war vibes.

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Diane Ravitch

DECEMBER 30, 2024

These people hope he wont do exactly what he said he would during the campaign and has been focused on during his transition with programs like the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musks DOGEcut government spending that they depend on. Voters who lack the backbone of a solid education in civics can be manipulated.

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Diane Ravitch

AUGUST 25, 2024

Heather Cox Richardson describes the Democratic National Convention and Kamala Harris offering a vision of community, of neighbors helping neighbors, of government removing barriers to opportunity and lifting up those who need help. That system, begun in the 1980s, called for the government to allow unfettered markets to organize the economy.

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