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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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Defend the Freedom to Learn in Georgia: Back-to-School Read-Aloud

Zinn Education Project

But this cannot happen if there is a culture of fear that leads teachers to discourage conversations and inquiry. Milo’s Museum By Zetta Elliott Illustrated by Purple Wong A story that introduces readers to the mis-representation (and absence) of people of color in museums and how to take action, in collaboration with family and friends.

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

Read her interview discussing her experience with civic education and civic engagement at the high school level here. Read her interview discussing her experience with civic education and civic engagement at the high school level here. Mahlet Ayele is a rising senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

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Call for Proposals: Teaching Introduction to American Politics in Times of Uncertainty | Deadline: June 8, 2025

Political Science Now

She is a founding faculty member of the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, a coalition of academics who promote civic engagement and popular sovereignty through the study of the struggle for civil rights in the United States. Bell and Carah Ong Whaley. Bell and Carah Ong Whaley.

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Politics, Pressure and Poor Sources: History Teachers Have It Tough These Days

ED Surge

Painting approaches to history in stark black and white can shut down debate and keep social studies teachers from achieving what 94 percent of them report is the most important part of their job: preparing students for meaningful civic engagement. The changes are quite alarming, Gillis says.

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