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OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement. Related: A school district is building a DIY broadband network.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2020

Having a college degree is associated with reduced unemployment, a healthier lifestyle, lower health care costs and higher levels of civic engagement. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic. These trends put all of that at risk, and could take us a generation to work our way out of unless we act now.

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Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Most students in the California State University, Chico library were silently poring over books or computers on a recent afternoon, but one group was tucked into a corner peppering university president Stephen Perez with questions. CHICO, Calif. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times What’s the world’s smallest mountain range?

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To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

Civic Engagement

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Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. Different Flavors of Digital Inclusion Programming.

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STUDENT VOICE: Will we be heard if the census count isn’t complete?

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. Through this program, I’ve been able to create a plan to address the lack of resources in underfunded school systems.

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De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

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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Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

And when they turn to each other for help, it’s most often for babysitting, so they can sneak in a few hours at the library. It’s definitely not the fact that young Black people are not civically engaged, or that they’re not politically inclined.”. She’s also a single mother of an 11-year-old son. – DELECE SMITH-BARROW.

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We are partnering with the Spartanburg County Historical Association and Spartanburg County Public Library to highlight ways such groups can support teachers. We are learning more about each other and the joys of engaging in interdisciplinary work.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

I was able to locate Topeka’s “shut down” order through the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America. Many states and municipalities issued shut down orders in response to the Spanish Influenza in 1918.

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More universities and colleges reach out to boost their home communities

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Rutgers University hosts a branch of the county public library. I think maybe we had lost some of that broader focus of not only addressing the students, but also universities’ commitment to the country,” said Gretchen Mielke, assistant dean for civic engagement there, whose job it has been to follow through with this.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. The migrants Todd and Sonkin met were happy to sing, some hoping to be “discovered” for careers in radio.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History

With number of student-parents up, availability of campus child care is down

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2017

I went to the library last semester to write a paper and probably wrote 25 or 26 pages,” said Pessagno, the Maryland student with two young children. Krista Kiessling, who directs service learning and civic engagement at the college, said student-parents rarely understand how tough it will be to juggle children, school and work.

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Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

The intercom and phones weren’t set up yet, so a teacher came to Patrie’s room to tell her everyone was gathering in the library. She is currently a library media specialist at South Saint Paul Public Schools, in Minnesota. Construction had pushed back the new school year at her Vermont high school. Credit: Marie Hydukovich.

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OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Discussion of controversial topics is now a core subject in their efforts, along with teaching media literacy and giving students the opportunity to engage in hands-on civic engagement projects. You can start with iCivics’ NewsFeed Defenders game before exploring our News Literacy Unit or our Mini Media Literacy Library.

Controversial Topics

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OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

OPINION: The biggest danger to U.S. higher education? Losing 20 years’ worth of gains in access for first-generation and minority students

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Often overwhelmed on big campuses, rural college students push for support

To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

STUDENT VOICE: Will we be heard if the census count isn’t complete?

De Gruyter and American Political Science Association (APSA) Sign Partnership Agreement

Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

Building Community through Inquiry

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

More universities and colleges reach out to boost their home communities

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

With number of student-parents up, availability of campus child care is down

Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

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