The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

That’s why I’m convinced that we as a nation have to prioritize civics education in schools to encourage civic engagement, empathy and critical thinking to sustain our constitutional democracy. Unlike the majority of my peers, I am receiving a robust civics education, but it is largely outside of school.

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Civics Civic Engagement Museum Government 99

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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. Includes guidance for adults on why and how to have those conversations.

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Museum Civic Engagement Civics History 111

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

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. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

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Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

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.

High School 42

High School Civic Engagement Civics Social Justice 42

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Harris reached out, and today Widener runs a charter school for local children, offers free health and physical therapy clinics and is helping restore a museum. “I Widener’s is an approach that appears to be spreading.

Civics 87

Civics Civic Engagement Economics Museum 87

Political Science Now

MAY 12, 2025

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.

Civic Engagement 41

Civic Engagement Teaching Civics Political Science 41

ED Surge

MAY 7, 2025

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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History Civics Museum American History 103