TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Civic education is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy, yet recent evaluations reveal significant gaps in how it is taught across the nation. High-quality civics and U.S. history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). For more information, contact Great Plains TPS Project Director Kathleen Barker at kathleen@ncheteach.org.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media.

Teaching 134

Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 134

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The overwhelming majority of young people are unable to sift through online information and separate fact, fiction and opinion, according to a new study from Stanford University. Among the hair-raising findings: 93 percent of college students tested were unable to flag a lobbyist’s website as a biased source of information.

Civics 112

Civics Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 112

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Walk on a route with signs to raise awareness about the threats to education. Or march to a local civic building. See photos and stories about the D.C.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Many educators probably weren’t surprised by today’s announcement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for civics and history. In past years, the scores for civics have been flat, which is hardly encouraging. The scores tell an all-too-familiar story.

Civics 128

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 128