Civics Controversial Topics High School 
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 26, 2022
“The liberal deep state is faking sexual assault to block Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment,” said one of my classmates with great conviction during my freshman year of high school. Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. There are models schools can copy in my home state. “I
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 25, 2021
High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. Author Andrea Gabor called the violence a “Sputnik moment for teaching civics.”. Should we expect schools to develop engaged and responsible democratic citizens?
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ED Surge
APRIL 26, 2024
One hope is that rather than balkanizing into red state and blue state education policy agendas , that we can have sensible, civic-minded reforms that large majorities of people can support.” adults, with about half of those coming from people who said there was at least one school-age child in their home.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Samantha Palu, a high school government teacher in South Dakota, came to school on Jan. When she started at the school in August, she was told not to say anything “political” in class — a difficult mandate for an educator whose job it is to teach about politics. Capitol the previous day.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Three states — Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts — have in recent years revamped their social studies and civic education standards and have created legislation to implement modern civic education. iCivics’ free videos and guides on teaching controversial topics will help you build a safe and respectful learning environment.
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