The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s an opportunity to show your support of civic education both inside the classroom and within our communities, for students and adults alike. It’s an opportunity to model the everyday civic engagement that is essential to the ongoing health and strength of our nation. Learn more about Civic Learning week.

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Political Science Now

MAY 2, 2024

She has been involved in many civic engagement opportunities throughout the Triad area during her college career. She is the president of the Alpha Alpha Zeta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Society, as well as an active fellow in the NCAT Sector of the National Council of Negro Women.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Rise Up and Write It By Nandini Ahuja Illustrated by Anoosha Syed A young girl learns about civic engagement as she advocates for a safe habitat for butterflies. Includes guidance for adults on why and how to have those conversations. The book includes pull-out examples of activism tools.

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Education Week - Social Studies

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Most state assessments aren't testing how students civically engage in their communities, a new report finds.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They offer an invitation to analyze how mathematics can be applied to promote civic engagement, advocacy, policy change and increased access to resources.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. She signed up. “Me Me being a first-generation student, I've never had the resources to be able to step into education.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The research did find benefits of the activities as well, with a significant boost in feelings of solidarity with classmates and civic engagement. But some groups are now questioning whether the benefits are worth the psychological downsides to students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Related: Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids – and ignites controversy Sanes is at the far end of the teaching spectrum when it comes to promoting climate activism, not to mention discussing controversial issues of any kind in his classroom.

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Smithsonian's History Explorer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

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Education Week - Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new study finds a two-way relationship between parents' and teens' civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2018

This was the launch of my civics engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education. People around the country talk a lot about the importance of civics education, how youth are the future and how we can effect change to create a stable and improved country.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Essentially, teacher candidates learned that service-learning with a cultural center can balance inquiry with advocacy as a means to learn civic engagement. Learning and collaborating with cultural centers through service-learning projects offer teachers and docents a beneficial partnership.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Civic engagement involves more than just showing up to vote. Even before they are eligible to vote, students become civically engaged as they practice the skills of good citizens.” Amanda Peters, a 2023 MAHG graduate, teaches AP Government and AP Human Geography at Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas. Peters agreed.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2021

This results in healthy children meeting developmental milestones, healthy parents with family-supporting jobs and vibrant and civically engaged families and communities. Related: As Harlem Children’s Zone moves to export its model nationwide, Obama’s Promise Neighborhoods offer cautionary tales.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2021

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ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

We need to embark on such a mission because we cannot rely on the assumption that future generations will be more civically engaged in improving their communities than older generations.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Having a college degree is associated with reduced unemployment, a healthier lifestyle, lower health care costs and higher levels of civic engagement. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic. These trends put all of that at risk, and could take us a generation to work our way out of unless we act now.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2020

LearnServe helps students create “social ventures,” which are projects that benefit our neighborhoods and schools by tackling issues like poverty, discrimination, climate change and civic engagement. Through this program, I’ve been able to create a plan to address the lack of resources in underfunded school systems.

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We are learning more about each other and the joys of engaging in interdisciplinary work. I am reminded that inquiry’s focus on Taking Informed Action stems from a similar community based ethos.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2020

Providing justice-involved people with second chances and the tools to examine their own lives and mistakes has incalculable outcomes on civic engagement both within and beyond prison. Education has benefits that far exceed the tangible.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This model of teaching could be used in a range of disciplines beyond journalism, at both high school and college, to engage students in complex issues and disciplines. Equally important, it lifts their gaze from narrow demands, sharpened during the pandemic, of holding down jobs and caring for family while also in school.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Supporting youth empowerment is one of the top purposes Chicago programs cited for digital media technology tools, along with supporting youth expression, building 21 st -century and lifelong skills, and fostering civic engagement.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2015

We developed the Civic Engagement Prize to recognize classrooms whose project involved a whole community to solve a persistent local problem. When Samsung approached Digital Promise to design an innovation prize in the Solve for Tomorrow contest, we knew we wanted to highlight the link between schools and communities.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. This is especially important for adult learners who are not starting from scratch, but have a wealth of knowledge and experiences to build on.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

The February 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gave new life to student activism, prompting a level of civic engagement among students that many had never considered. Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

has a population of just 103 people, but civic engagement is high, including intense public support for its tiny school district. Re-6, its official name, where there were 46 students in grades K-12 last year, there hasn’t been a math teacher who is “comfortable” teaching beyond algebra I for nearly six years, Johnson said. .

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

Wilson co-leads a summer institute called Learning Environments for Tomorrow (LEFT) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — bringing together researchers, architects, designers, and educators to explore how learning spaces can support various goals, such as playfulness, collaboration, and civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2019

The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2018

If adults learn a lasting lesson from them, let it be that youth are already civically engaged, they will not be silent, and they can be powerful allies in effecting change. Kids, everywhere, are people. They are not people in training.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Civic engagement is at the foundation of the ExCITe Center’s work, and Kim is constantly brokering partnerships with individual schools, teachers, and community groups; the EdClusters work is a natural extension. YoungMoo Kim Director, ExCITe Center at Drexel University.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

“There’s a good argument to be made for a standard curriculum, though, especially if your goal is a civic citizenship, and children being able to get a job when they finish: If you want everyone to have basic numeracy and civic engagement.”. Most personalized learning advocates wouldn’t disagree.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2016

“I think maybe we had lost some of that broader focus of not only addressing the students, but also universities’ commitment to the country,” said Gretchen Mielke, assistant dean for civic engagement there, whose job it has been to follow through with this. Widener’s is an approach that appears to be spreading.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the 2010s, one specific group, the Civics Education Initiative, made it their goal to have all 50 states make passing some form of the US Naturalization Test (the official name of the test) a high school graduation requirement. Once something because a requirement, it often loses its joy.

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