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

TCI

This blog post examines recent evaluations highlighting gaps in civics education and explores how HQIM can address these challenges. 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.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

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. Washington University in St.

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Most Mississippians can’t pass U.S. citizenship exam. Is American history education the problem?

The Hechinger Report

Officials from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation say these results point to longstanding problems with the way American history is taught in schools. Based on our research, this is not an issue of whether high school history teachers are adequately prepared or whether kids study American history in school.

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What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

The Hechinger Report

When the AP United States history students at Aragon High School in San Mateo California, scanned the professionally designed pages of www.minimumwage.com , most concluded that it was a solid, unbiased source of facts and analysis. High School social studies teacher. They got duped.”. Janis Schachter, Northport (N.Y.)

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes.

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Challenging Anti-History Education Laws: Teachers Receive 14,000 Books on African Americans During WWII

Zinn Education Project

Courtney Bennis High School Social Studies Teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia A huge “Thank you!” These stories add visibility and diversity to the classroom — something that is often hard to come by and hard to afford as a public education teacher. It is enriching my practice as an educator and a citizen.

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In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise

The Hechinger Report

Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result.

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