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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge. Collaboration among all education stakeholders, including researchers, entrepreneurs, community members, and educators, is needed to alter traditional teaching and learning processes and successfully meet these challenges.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. There was nothing like this.

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#EdClusters19: Forging Ahead for Equity and Excellence

Digital Promise

#EdClusters19 kicked off with site visits to the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6-12 ; the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – East Liberty ; the University of Pittsburgh: Community Engagement Center – Homewood ; and Assemble , a community space for arts and technology. carnegielibrary ?

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Congratulations to the 2024 APSA Award Winners

Political Science Now

Goodnow Award for service to the community of political science by teachers, researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of politics Recipient: Cathy J.

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OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

The Hechinger Report

They’ve endured a number of Republican-led efforts to reduce arts funding since the 1990s, and in keeping with this tradition, President Trump’s budget blueprint, released in March 2017, proposes significant cuts to virtually every agency except Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.