The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

“It’s a false choice between whether we should teach students in a traditional way, through direct instruction and rote facts, or through the opportunity to practice skills through service learning,” said Shawn Healy, senior director of policy and advocacy for iCivics, a nonprofit that “champions equitable, non-partisan civic education.”.

Civic Engagement 141

Civic Engagement Civics Teaching Middle School 141

Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. Welcoming policies and city-level advocacy like this are the focus of my current research agenda.

Civic Engagement 46

Civic Engagement Civics Political Science Advocacy 46

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

Civic Engagement 126

Civic Engagement Education Civics K-12 126

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

Cultures 135

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 135

ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

We need to embark on such a mission because we cannot rely on the assumption that future generations will be more civically engaged in improving their communities than older generations. Students are forming clubs, organizing sit-ins and walk-outs, and engaging in advocacy about all sorts of issues.

History 101

History Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 101

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Essentially, teacher candidates learned that service-learning with a cultural center can balance inquiry with advocacy as a means to learn civic engagement. Learning and collaborating with cultural centers through service-learning projects offer teachers and docents a beneficial partnership.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52