Civic Engagement Cultures Economics 
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 24, 2018
With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate. Yet, economic segregation, which is more pronounced among families with children, also creates public school districts where affluent families predominate.
Teaching American History
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In fleeing the dustbowl conditions of the Midwest, the migrants had “left behind many of their material possessions,” Czarnecki writes, but the folklore collectors “reasoned that they brought instead an intangible cultural heritage in their stories and songs.” Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 12, 2019
The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. Related: In New York City, some schools are embracing culturally responsive education. For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project. Related: Inside New York City’s segregated high school system.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 5, 2019
Wilson co-leads a summer institute called Learning Environments for Tomorrow (LEFT) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — bringing together researchers, architects, designers, and educators to explore how learning spaces can support various goals, such as playfulness, collaboration, and civic engagement. Prioritize equity.
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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