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

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Download our free eBook , which offers a comprehensive guide on selecting and implementing high-quality instructional materials and includes practical tips, checklists, and case studies to help you get started. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75

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Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Sorting the Real from the Myth

Teaching American History

For more classroom-ready Lincoln documents, please see our CDC volume, Abraham Lincoln , available for purchase or download from our bookstore. Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland UniversitysMasters Program in American History and Government.

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GA EDI Report - newly published

Living Geography

When I was serving on the GA's Governing Body , work started on a report exploring the diversity and inclusion of all aspects of the GA's activity. You can download your own copy from here. It can be downloaded from the GA website. This was going to be produced by a Working Group called the DIWG. The report is published today.

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Free Speech: Core Court Cases, Second Edition

Teaching American History

Although “Congress” alone is mentioned, the First Amendment applies to any agent of the national government, including the president. As originally framed, the Bill of Rights guaranteed immunity only from the actions of the federal government, not the states. Purchase or download your copy today! Interested in bulk purchasing?

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Teaching American Government

Ashleigh's Education Journey

The Teaching American government doesn’t have to be boring or overly complicated. Government is an abstract concept, and many students have a difficult time making connections to the concepts. When I teach government, I use a direct democracy and representative democracy simulation to engage students.

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Political Parties:  Resources for Government & History Teachers

Teaching American History

Download the volume in our bookstore today. This would be especially true in the case of unified government where loyalty to party might come to interfere with the system of checks and balances. Given these concerns, it is little wonder that the Founders did not want parties participating in American government.

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Fun Civics Activity Ideas To Teach About Government 

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Teaching civics and government is different from teaching history—it really requires a different set of go-to lesson ideas and projects. I like to use photos of government events in action. Check out my card sort set of all three branches of government and includes over ten game and activity ideas you can do with them.

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