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De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

Political Science

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To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

Civic Engagement

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Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Most students in the California State University, Chico library were silently poring over books or computers on a recent afternoon, but one group was tucked into a corner peppering university president Stephen Perez with questions. CHICO, Calif. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times What’s the world’s smallest mountain range?

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STUDENT VOICE: Will we be heard if the census count isn’t complete?

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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OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement. Related: A school district is building a DIY broadband network.

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OPINION: The biggest danger to U.S. higher education? Losing 20 years’ worth of gains in access for first-generation and minority students

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Having a college degree is associated with reduced unemployment, a healthier lifestyle, lower health care costs and higher levels of civic engagement. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic. These trends put all of that at risk, and could take us a generation to work our way out of unless we act now.

Civic Engagement

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We are partnering with the Spartanburg County Historical Association and Spartanburg County Public Library to highlight ways such groups can support teachers. We are learning more about each other and the joys of engaging in interdisciplinary work.

Oral History

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Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. Different Flavors of Digital Inclusion Programming.

Civic Engagement

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

I was able to locate Topeka’s “shut down” order through the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America. Many states and municipalities issued shut down orders in response to the Spanish Influenza in 1918.

Lesson Plan

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Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. “I realized that there was an opportunity sitting right in front of me,” she said. – DELECE SMITH-BARROW.

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More universities and colleges reach out to boost their home communities

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Rutgers University hosts a branch of the county public library. To commemorate its 30th anniversary, Campus Compact has asked its members to develop “civic action plans” by March reaffirming their commitment to what it calls the public purposes of higher education. Duquesne, in Pittsburgh, runs a community pharmacy.

Civics

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. The migrants Todd and Sonkin met were happy to sing, some hoping to be “discovered” for careers in radio.

Social Studies

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Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

The intercom and phones weren’t set up yet, so a teacher came to Patrie’s room to tell her everyone was gathering in the library. She is currently a library media specialist at South Saint Paul Public Schools, in Minnesota. Construction had pushed back the new school year at her Vermont high school. Credit: Marie Hydukovich.

Charter School

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With number of student-parents up, availability of campus child care is down

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2017

I went to the library last semester to write a paper and probably wrote 25 or 26 pages,” said Pessagno, the Maryland student with two young children. Krista Kiessling, who directs service learning and civic engagement at the college, said student-parents rarely understand how tough it will be to juggle children, school and work.

Civic Engagement

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OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Three states — Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts — have in recent years revamped their social studies and civic education standards and have created legislation to implement modern civic education. Spend some time on news literacy and Civic Online Reasoning.

Controversial Topics

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De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

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Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

STUDENT VOICE: Will we be heard if the census count isn’t complete?

OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

OPINION: The biggest danger to U.S. higher education? Losing 20 years’ worth of gains in access for first-generation and minority students

Building Community through Inquiry

Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

More universities and colleges reach out to boost their home communities

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

With number of student-parents up, availability of campus child care is down

OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

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