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-12 134

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The cool thing right now is our students are coming with a totally different K-12 education. They might have been in AP African American history. And in high school I wasn't taught those things. They might have already learned about what oppression is on a short-term basis through TikTok.

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K-12 Pedagogy American History History 120

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I've been very involved in the civic life of my community — I've been very involved in the nonprofit world and the political world — and when I thought about my voice as a photographer, I found myself drawn to topics that were of interest in the course of my civic life. I've been a civic activist my entire life.

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Civics Education American History History 109

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

“I think that there is a broad and sensible middle-of-the-country who is interested in common sense, popular education policy opinions, [and] that is sometimes not well-represented by two extremes,” Polikoff says. The study is based on survey responses from 3,905 U.S.

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Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145