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. Teaching is inherently activist.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In response, some higher education institutions are creating microcredential programs that positively impact student success, but you don’t have to create an entirely new program to show your institution’s value. However, higher education cannot continue to assume that it knows what employers want and need.

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Political Science Now

MAY 6, 2025

Luis is dedicated to mentorship and civic engagement, serving as a Civic Engagement Educator for D.C. He also participated in the University of Michigan Summer Research Opportunity Program, where he conducted conjoint survey experiments on how gender and race affect perceptions of policing.

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Political Science Now

MAY 27, 2024

Logging in to Learn: The Effects of Online Civic Education Pedagogy on a Latinx and AAPI Civic Engagement Youth Conference By Matt Lamb , Texas Tech University Civic education is essential to the health of any democracy. This increased interest in the effectiveness of online civic education.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic poses many dangers to American higher education. Last year, my organization, the American Council on Education , released a report showing that while communities of color have made tremendous educational headway over the last several decades, substantial and pervasive inequities remain.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The Hechinger Report is collaborating with The New York Times to produce Bulletin Board, page 2 of the Times ’ s education supplement, Learning. Her goal was to collect enough learning resources, she said, “that students or parents would be able to find learning sites and lessons that would meet their education needs.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2020

While the coronavirus highlights the pernicious crisis of mass incarceration, and mass protests highlight our dangerously outdated and racially biased penal system, we can’t help but notice that one solution isn’t included in the conversations often enough: higher education. Education has benefits that far exceed the tangible.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. They are also seeking to use this moment to educate teens about elections and voting and turn them into lifelong voters. “The Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. The nonprofit also has a civic engagement team, which focuses on turning low-propensity voters out to the polls.

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TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

Investing in high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for social studies is essential for enhancing student achievement, fostering critical thinking, and closing the educational achievement gap. Use the following checklist when evaluating a new social studies curriculum to determine whether it meets the threshold of high quality.

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APSA Educate

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1 Assignments and Course Design Anthony Franklin, Louisiana Tech University, and William O’Brochta, Texas Lutheran Univeristy Political scientists have long been instrumental in establishing and promoting a campus culture that fosters civic engagement among … The post The Benefits of Early Student (..)

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Education Week - Social Studies

AUGUST 28, 2024

The 2024 presidential election offers an opportunity to grow civic engagement, teachers say.

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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. I am A’Niya Bankston.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. Dr. Athena M.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

School systems are failing their students with outdated and inconsequential civics education that is only focused on facts and memorization. The simple multiple-choice questions found on most civics tests require memorization of unconnected facts in order to pass. Community connections are also key to civic engagement.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. 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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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Zeemering , University of Georgia Service-learning courses help students to identify career opportunities and foster civic engagement, but links to projects with local governments may be difficult to forge. Read the full article.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2025

Integrating music into social studies lessons offers a dynamic and engaging way to enhance students’ understanding. By incorporating music from different eras and regions, educators can create a multi-sensory learning experience that brings the past to life and fosters a deeper connection to the material.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2021

It builds on what we know works — the inextricable links between children’s and parents’ education and welfare — and provides families with the resources, stability and tools needed to address the tangled roots of inequitable systems. It fosters family well-being by simultaneously working with children and the adults in their lives.

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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. Most college leaders are doing the best they can.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. Me being a first-generation student, I've never had the resources to be able to step into education.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

There’s good news in findings like these for educators looking for opportunities to affect change. Higher education faculty and administrators have a critical role to play in helping students gain a sense of agency as we confront a global climate challenge. The classroom may be the best place for faculty to start.

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

When social media came along, higher education marketers were quick to recognize the value in building communities and audiences around their brands. Higher education marketers moved more and more of our strategy toward paid social media marketing. And the price for this marketing utopia?

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

With his guidance, we established a cohort model for training teachers, ensuring that educators received the necessary coaching, modeling, and curriculum-writing support to confidently implement IDM. Some educators were initially hesitant, concerned about time constraints, student readiness, and adapting to a new instructional approach.

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Political Science Now

JULY 26, 2024

We welcome submissions for 2025 TLC tracks , and perhaps others, as we rethink the future of a political science education and why teaching political science matters. How can we reconsider and reimagine our own programs, curriculum, and pedagogy? Roundtables facilitate participants to discuss and debate on a specific topic.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 2, 2024

election presents educators across the United States with the opportunity to help their students engage in the democratic system. Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? What concrete steps can higher educators use to connect students to the U.S. The 2024 U.S. The post 2024 U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Related: Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids – and ignites controversy Sanes is at the far end of the teaching spectrum when it comes to promoting climate activism, not to mention discussing controversial issues of any kind in his classroom. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. The post COLUMN: Should schools teach climate activism?

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Rinderle is working with her union, the Georgia Association of Educators, to fight this unjust termination. Education censorship is a disservice to young people who need to be informed in order to be responsible community members and voters. Educators will not hide in the shadows! Board of Education.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Most of an average student’s waking hours are spent somewhere other than school.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Chico library space might not be much, but it gives students an opportunity to take a break from the pressure of adapting to the different, said Karen Schreder, an assistant professor of education who works with rural students through the campus’s civic engagement office.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2020

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. House of Representatives. Sign up here for our newsletter.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 22, 2025

Her academic interests include American Government institutions and voting behavior, State and Local Government, Women and Politics as well as issues around citizenship, civic education, and political science education and pedagogy. She has been a Political Science educator for twenty-one years.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 9, 2025

punctuated equilibrium, policy diffusion, advocacy theory, multiple streams theory), and policy areas such as but not limited to education, higher education, housing, immigration, and environmental/energy policy. Potential topics include public management, organizational theory, political economy, policy theory (i.e.,

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

. There is a widespread view in education that poor parents are trouble: They don’t spend enough time reading to children, monitoring their homework, attending school events or helping teachers. Educators, at times, complain bitterly about them, and many policies have been designed to address these issues. Higher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Route 287, “we are not just in the education business, we are in the relationship business, especially with rural education. Eventually the school superintendent, who doubles as a special education teacher and a substitute, asked if he’d be interested in doing more; the schools have been short-staffed for years.

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