ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Support Network Engagement: Authentically involving youth in education policy creates opportunities for students of color to establish a supportive structure of peers and young leaders. Creating roles for students in education policy discussions can help ensure the system is serving the community's best interest.

K-12 130

K-12 Education Policy Leadership Economics 130

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

“I think that there is a broad and sensible middle-of-the-country who is interested in common sense, popular education policy opinions, [and] that is sometimes not well-represented by two extremes,” Polikoff says. The largest division was on whether “teaching children the importance of embracing differences” was important.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

ED Surge

AUGUST 27, 2024

The step from public teacher to public office holder is, for many, intuitive, says Kelly Siegel-Stechler, a senior researcher at Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. They’re already public servants,” Siegel-Stechler points out. Arguably the highest form of service is to teach every day.

Education 116

Education Civics Government Political Science 116

ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

But neither the endorsement of powerful entities nor the enactment of new education policies assures that the push to create a skills-based education system will run like, er, clockwork. There are challenges as basic as defining what, exactly, counts as a “skill.”

K-12 144

K-12 Civics High School Project-Based Learning 144