Civic Education
Biden Backs Down on Civics Regulations as Senate Passes Amendment Against Teaching Children to “Hate America”
Kendi and “1619 Project” are dropped by federal Department of Education, but Silicon Valley, pharmaceutical donors ride to the rescue
Civic Education
Biden History and Civics Priorities Emerge as Battlegrounds
Mention of 1619 Project sparks “grave concern” from Republican Senators
Civic Education
Trump Education Reform Legacy: Too Little, Too Late
President discovered education reform in closing stretch of re-election campaign
Civic Education
Biden Eliminated the 1776 Commission But Not the Need for ‘Patriotic’ Education
"Portraying the American tale as an endless parade of horribles isn’t any more honest than cartoonish accounts of American wonderfulness."
Civic Education
Participation Is Only a Part of Democratic Education
"The value of checks and balances ought to be understood independent of particular agendas. Otherwise, it's a recipe for increasingly unconstrained aggression."
Civic Education
Reimagining Civic Education for the Digital Age
"Justice O'Connor and video games may seem an odd couple, but she bought in."
Civic Education
Civics Education Needs More Social-Emotional Learning, Less Existential Angst
I wonder whether the enthusiasm for civics instruction that emphasizes end-times pageantry is a symptom of our problems—and a recipe for aggravating them.
Civic Education
It’s Not Fair Week
Missing this year: what county fairs teach about science, business, and civics.
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“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
Has Inclusion Gone Too Far?
Weighing its effects on students with disabilities, their peers, and teachers
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Courting Democratic policymakers has not been effective. Indeed, it has likely been counter-productive.
