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OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

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. I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work.

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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

A National Bureau of Economic Research study by researchers from Arizona State University found that first-generation college students are 50 percent more likely to have delayed graduation due to Covid-19 than students who have college-educated parents. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support. They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

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Social Studies Soundtracks: Using Music to Teach Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Using Music to Teach Patriotism and Civics Music has long been a tool for civic engagement from campaign songs to anthems to patriotic ballads. Using Music to Teach Economics Work songs are a fascinating window into labor history and economic systems. Have them present it like a campaign rally!

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OPINION: The devastating consequences of leaving higher education out of prison reform

The Hechinger Report

For people who have been involved with the justice system as defendants, prioritizing higher education is a necessary safeguard for social and economic success, both during and after incarceration. Yet despite all of the data, Congress has yet to lift the prohibition on Pell Grants for incarcerated people.

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OPINION: The pandemic has devastated entire families. Two-generation approaches can uplift them

The Hechinger Report

One tool that can address these inequities and put families on a path to upward social and economic mobility is the two-generation approach. This results in healthy children meeting developmental milestones, healthy parents with family-supporting jobs and vibrant and civically engaged families and communities.

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2025 Dissertation Workshop on Migration and Citizenship | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

Immigrant integration and refugee resettlement policies and their implementation, including immigrant and refugee civic engagement, political incorporation, and citizen-making. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship.