Political Science Now

APRIL 9, 2025

There is currently a concerted effort at the local, state, and federal levels of government to undermine, discredit, and discourage those tasked with teaching and studying black politics. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship.

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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.

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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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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Civic engagement involves more than just showing up to vote.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders (including families, local government, and nonprofits) to support innovative teaching and learning in their region.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

Feel free to pick and choose a few activities or grab my First Day Civics Stations Activity Kit , which has micro-versions of many of these for students to complete in a self-paced stations set-up. What is Government Brainstorm Writing “What is government?” If you want to try this Day 1 “What is Government?”

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the 2010s, one specific group, the Civics Education Initiative, made it their goal to have all 50 states make passing some form of the US Naturalization Test (the official name of the test) a high school graduation requirement. The information has become something for kids to memorize, not know by heart. Now over a dozen do.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Other findings from the national exam, known as the Nation’s ‘Report Card,’ show that dedicated resources for teaching civics results in better student performance, but that those resources are sorely lacking: Only 49 percent of students who took the NAEP test said they have a class that is mainly focused on civics or U.S.

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MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

The political science teaching world was abuzz with ideas about how to get students to roll up their sleeves, get involved in government at the local level, and prepare for lives of civic engagement. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement. I was deeply involved in this process.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2019

It matters for employment stability and civic engagement. While still under a very low 3 percent, unemployment for men in Iceland is slightly higher than it is for women , the government agency Statistics Iceland reports. Related: Colleges provide misleading information about their costs. Today, 56 percent are women.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 5, 2024

Although I’m still early in my career, being an APSA member, and a member of the Political Science Education section has kept me informed, and helped me to connect with like-minded colleagues. I additionally earned a terminal MA degree in government and politics from St. John’s University in my home borough of Queens, NY.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. The findings revealed significant gaps in state standards for civics and U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It is vital that we seize on these moments to teach our young people valuable lessons about government and democracy. Classroom discussion about the election allow students to voice the enormity of emotions that they feel and provides an opportunity to air and rectify the inaccurate information surrounding the results.

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