Recently, Oklahoma students have staged walkouts to protest ICE. Two readers of The Oklahoman offer different takes on ...
When the Legislature passed an “Act to Promote and Enhance Civic Engagement” about five years ago, it did so to promote and strengthen civics education in our public schools. That law also specified ...
Wright State University will use a $3 million U.S. Department of Education grant for civics education across central and ...
With the death of singer-songwriter Eric Carmen last month and Earth Day today, I got to thinking about Carmen’s song “All By Myself” and how deeper forms of activism are both essential to making ...
Why is U.S. civic education limited? HeyTutor analyzed data from Brookings to illustrate how often schools incorporate civics in extracurriculars. - Shutterstock // EF Stock Why is U.S. civic ...
The Act to Promote and Enhance Civic Engagement, signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker in November 2018, mandated that American history, social sciences and civics be taught in public schools. It also ...
Investing in the New York State Seal of Civic Readiness program will help more students learn how to make a difference in their communities. Credit: Getty Images. Social studies teachers across ...
This school year marks my 20 th year in education and my 12 th year at Rockingham Early College High School in Wentworth, NC. Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation ...
American democracy is not sustained by elections alone. It is sustained by neighbors who show up, leaders who listen, and institutions that invest in the civic skills needed to navigate and solve ...
Too often civic education is pushed to the side to make way for other priorities, and what instruction remains may be watered down to avoid conflict. (Photo: Getty Images) On a national stage, North ...
In the Indy, I read with interest of protests and events, attending some to listen to participants, as I seek to figure out, if possible, what’s happening on multiple fronts. I text organizers for ...
Americans' trust in government is at a record low. Fewer citizens participate in elections than other similarly developed democracies. To top it all off, young people have limited opportunities to ...