ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

But just before the pandemic, she says she was approached by FreedomWorks, an advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, big political donors, and associated with the “tea party” movement in favor of libertarian ideas. McCoy says he prizes them primarily for instilling moral and civic virtues in students.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new annual review by the nonprofit advocacy group Data Quality Campaign dug into the new legislation to see what’s new and if it's moving in the right direction. I think generally things are pretty good,” says Taryn Hochleitner, associate director for policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “I What’s In The Bills?

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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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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

BB2C fosters student, business, and civic relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education. NAGC’s mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? Now, a new annual report about attitudes toward Asian Americans from the advocacy organization LAAUNCH has provided some disturbing answers to some of these questions. We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Edwards is a fellow with Rise , a national nonprofit that builds student advocacy campaigns, through which she learned how to mobilize new, diverse voters. This year is anything but usual, of course, and the pandemic’s ramifications for in-person civic engagement could make voting harder for young people than it already was.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 9, 2025

punctuated equilibrium, policy diffusion, advocacy theory, multiple streams theory), and policy areas such as but not limited to education, higher education, housing, immigration, and environmental/energy policy. The topics can span the breadth of the fields in both public administration and policy.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present. I was first introduced to UGRR at the SUNY Buffalo State College Civic Summit when their educational specialists presented “Lessons from the Field: The Legal Geography of Slavery.” Image via Step Out Buffalo.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 7, 2024

Instructor : Titus Alexander has four decades of experience in civic education, engagement, and advocacy at a local, national, and international level.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active. And how useful is civic education for those who chose to get involved? One idea that’s taken root is forcing students to take a civics test as a requirement for high school graduation.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was the mother of a 4-year-old daughter, and I was consumed by worries about child care, the car note for my used Honda Civic and saving for my own apartment. When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt. In recent years, as U.S.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Or march to a local civic building. We will send the email to you to check first to make sure all the information is correct.) A teacher was the MC, the memorial director (who is also a SNCC veteran) spoke, and then teachers read their pledges. See photos and stories about the D.C. events in 2021 and 2022. Music and chants are a plus.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Kirk: One idea picking up steam is to promote civic dialog in and out of the classroom. He leads a program called College Presidents for Civic Preparedness to help those students, faculty and administrators. Yet many colleges spent the summer preparing and bracing for more protests. Kirk: That’s Raj Vannakota. They do this.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

That’s why the classroom must be the place where we equip students and teachers to combat misinformation and find reliable information online instead of fake news. Existing media curriculums, whether created by school systems or independently , focus largely on creating informed consumers of media, specifically mainstream news media.

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Controversial Topics Civics High School Advocacy 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host an information table or event to defend the right to #TeachTruth including about Palestine and the rights of LGBTQ+ students. For an information table , select a place where people will come to you. Sign up today. The group can be any size.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Mattivi, whose eighth-grade English students discuss articles about the environment, civic life, and American history after using online literacy programs that provide similar material at different reading levels. I could never go back to the old model,” says Ms. But computers are expensive. One girl is reading Jack and the Cornstalk.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

That was a real civics lesson she will never forget. Students should be fully informed of climate issues, particular those that directly impact them. Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti told CNN that school leaders planned to fold climate studies into the current curriculum for civics, geography, math, and physics.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Bethany Blonder and her friends lined up at the voter information table in the student union before organizers had even finished setting it up in time for lunch. Tisch College of Civic Life. “It They don’t feel informed enough to vote, they missed the ballot request deadline or they say, ‘Oh, I’m just not a political person.’

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