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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

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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). About the Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program.

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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

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history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? This requires several steps: an audit to see how Asian Americans are represented; the use of more Asian American primary sources; and a willingness to lean into an expanded canon of Asian American thinkers and writers, from Grace Lee Boggs to Ocean Vuong, to Cathy Park Hong.

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Teaching the Bill of Rights for Educators

Civics for All of US

Teaching the Bill of Rights for Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 08:50 Body A virtual professional development workshop for K12 educators. This online workshop will explore how to engage learners of all grade levels in the active exploration of primary sources that teach about the rights embodied in the Bill of Rights.

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We the People: Teaching the Constitution Workshop for Elementary Educators

Civics for All of US

We the People: Teaching the Constitution Workshop for Elementary Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 07:46 Body Looking closely at the Preamble of the Constitution, teachers will work with primary sources from the National Archives and consider how the interpretation of “We the People” has changed over time.

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OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

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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.

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Making America whole again via civics education

The Hechinger Report

The 2016 election and the tumultuous start to Donald Trump’s presidency, which hits the 100-day mark next week, have presented civics teachers in red, blue and purple states alike with a double-edged sword. For project-based civic learning, there’s the web-based “Civic Action Project” (CAP) created by the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

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In high-crime areas, education reform needs to expand outside the classroom

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Just as it’s easier for students to learn French by speaking it in France, we need civics, literature and science to be practiced in communities rocked by nonsensical violence. Schools aren’t going to teach French better than living in France — meaning, we shouldn’t look to schools as our only or even primary source of learning.