Let's Cultivate Greatness

JANUARY 3, 2025

We call it Civics, not Government, class because its purpose is to instill a sense of citizen duty and participation, not just a memorization of concepts and amendments. Here are my nine favorite Civics PBL project ideas: 1. I detail it all in this blog post , but heres the gist. Probably less than wed care to admit, right?

Civics 52

Civics Government Project-Based Learning Leadership 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

If public schools are to advance the future interests of all Americans, then it must be considered a civic imperative to engage our students with a far wider diversity of other backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We need to expect more from our civic institutions and from one another.

Civics 77

Civics Middle School Leadership Public School 77

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

They are careful to clarify that these forecasts are not meant to be read as “predictions,” but rather “insights about the wide range of possibilities for what might happen in the future,” as Jason Swanson wrote at the end of 2015 , kicking off a blog series looking back at how much of their first forecast became a reality.

Civics 66

Civics Economics Government Tradition 66

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

In 2012-13, black students accounted for more than 90 percent of enrollment at over a quarter of the schools in Mississippi, according to federal and state school district data compiled by Jake McGraw, public policy coordinator at the Mississippi-based William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and editor of the blog Rethink Mississippi.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

ED Surge

MARCH 4, 2024

Jody O'Brien Assistant Superintendent of Student Services & Equity Marlborough Public Schools, Mass. This may contribute to challenges related to civic participation and community development. For many school leaders, the first step is determining why students are not attending school.

K-12 61

K-12 Middle School Civics Economics 61

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. One school district stands out as a model of implementation: Loudoun County (VA) Public Schools (LCPS).

Education 104

Education K-12 Middle School Professional Development 104

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Across academic, philanthropic, and civic sectors, local leaders are creating awareness and access to meaningful, equitable learning experiences for young people and their families — both in and out of school.? . — Dana Borrelli-Murray (@DBorrelliMurray) September 24, 2019. — Grant Knowles (@GrantLearns) September 24, 2019.

Civics 13

Civics Community Engagement Library Tradition 13