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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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How one Chicago high school turned the corner using full-time internships

The Hechinger Report

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

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9 Easy Civics PBL Project Ideas That Will Empower Your Students

Let's Cultivate Greatness

We call it Civics, not Government, class because its purpose is to instill a sense of citizen duty and participation, not just a memorization of concepts and amendments. I think thats the biggest misunderstanding about PBL-style learningthat one project, thus one topic, takes up weeks you simply dont have. Taken by Marion S.

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