Civics Social Justice Teaching 
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 1, 2021
Peyton’s testimony is an example of “action civics,” a growing, if controversial, trend in American education of which Massachusetts is the undisputed leader. They liken it to a laboratory in science class, where students learn civics by doing civics. Credit: Christopher Blanchette.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 12, 2024
Yancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but the climatecrisis. I teach from a mindset and lens that I want to make sure my students are becoming activists, and it’s not enough just talking about it,” the science and math teacher said. “
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Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could play Fantasy Geography.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 22, 2024
Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The bad news is that most colleges and universities aren’t actively approaching their teaching this way in 2020. Presidents and chancellors are instead singularly focused on the unknowns surrounding this year: Will it be safe to open campus, can we keep campus open, how do we stop students from socializing?
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The right’s blind faith insists that “if we have school choice in the form of charter schools and private school vouchers … competitive pressures will force the schools and teachers to teach better, and to churn out students who are excelling academically.”. The results have not rewarded our faith. Maybe they never will. Fordham Institute.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 1, 2018
. Service, liberal education, being responsive to society’s needs, and a commitment to social justice: the tenets of a Jesuit education look a lot more like the innovative future than some might think. The modern American university needs once again to be at the center of civic, intellectual and professional life.
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