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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S. History and one semester of civics in high school. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75

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One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten 

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that many Americans, both young and old, lack the skills required to critically analyze information in a digital world. A 2019 report from the Stanford History Education Group found that high school students had “difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.”.

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OPINION: Our education system is not setting up students for success

The Hechinger Report

Our education system is failing to educate the next generation to face the challenges of our times. To fix this, we need to deepen our investments in civics and history instruction, bolstered by an emphasis on critical thinking skills. We are not setting our children up for success.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

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. I could garner ideas from the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.

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People’s History Teaching Stories

Zinn Education Project

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively. I always check Zinn Education Project for new and exciting lessons that keep students engaged and speak truth! Thank you for such an engaging and important activity.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document. PBS Newshour Educator Voice: Teachers know how to teach hard history about Palestine.