The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown. Sign up here for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

As Jamienne Studley and I discussed in a recent Hechinger Report op-ed, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

This roundtable will focus on Balasco, Forestal, and Abernathy’s Engaging Citizenship, a forthcoming introduction to politics textbook (Oxford University Press 2025). political system within a global context, and 3) to engage with the political process as educated and empowered citizens.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2018

This was the launch of my civics engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education. People around the country talk a lot about the importance of civics education, how youth are the future and how we can effect change to create a stable and improved country. About voting? Related: Go vote.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

The answer starts in the classroom, where civics education often fails to inspire and engage students. In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2020

The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom. LearnServe helps students create “social ventures,” which are projects that benefit our neighborhoods and schools by tackling issues like poverty, discrimination, climate change and civic engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Supporting youth empowerment is one of the top purposes Chicago programs cited for digital media technology tools, along with supporting youth expression, building 21 st -century and lifelong skills, and fostering civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Re-6, its official name, where there were 46 students in grades K-12 last year, there hasn’t been a math teacher who is “comfortable” teaching beyond algebra I for nearly six years, Johnson said. . has a population of just 103 people, but civic engagement is high, including intense public support for its tiny school district.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

The February 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gave new life to student activism, prompting a level of civic engagement among students that many had never considered.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2019

The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the proposal in his 2018 State of the City address, as part of a broader push for civics education. “We For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

There’s a good argument to be made for a standard curriculum, though, especially if your goal is a civic citizenship, and children being able to get a job when they finish: If you want everyone to have basic numeracy and civic engagement.”. Most personalized learning advocates wouldn’t disagree.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

Another agitated mother worried, “How am I going to tell my 12-year-old?”. They should also model thoughtful civic engagement that considers collective, rather than simply individual, benefits. Groups of mothers gathered together, and one was crying as she said, “It is not fair.” Her friend told her, “We will fight it!”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Many educators probably weren’t surprised by today’s announcement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for civics and history. In past years, the scores for civics have been flat, which is hardly encouraging. At the end of 2022, Congress grew the federal allocation for civic education from $7.75

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

A serious social justice funder devotes at least 25 percent of its annual giving for advocacy, community organizing, civic engagement and other systems-change strategies,” the framework says. “We One of the planks of NCPR’s framework is to increase the number of serious social justice funders. “A

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Perhaps, we could restore the foundation that our public schools were founded on — the notion that America’s public schools were founded to promote civic engagement and deliberative skills—skills that our democracy depended on to survive and thrive. But, perhaps, we could start with our schools.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This reality, and the election’s result, has made us reflect on our own work, asking whether we should make a more intentional effort to ensure that civics education is a subject that is actively pursued beyond just the coastal areas. If nothing else, this election has demonstrated the importance of an engaged and educated citizenry.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2018

At an event at the Brookings Institution after the riots in Baltimore in 2015, Derek Douglas, vice president for civic engagement at the University of Chicago and former member of the White House Domestic Policy Council, discussed how planning can go awry. “If Related: COLUMN: Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools.

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