Non-profit leaders and educators discussed how the United States can strengthen its civics education.
Many Americans lack a strong understanding of the Constitution, experts say at D.C. event
Want civically aware adults? Start with civically active young readers
What does a well-rounded civic education look like? One California group has an answer that looks remarkably like the curriculum for high school journalism.
Civics teachers agree: Students need training in gathering and distributing news
Journalism education: It's not just for journalists, anymore.That could've been the headline on a newly released study from our friends at Tufts University, whose research continues cementing the connection between healthy news-consumption habits and participatory citizenship.In a report just posted by Tufts' Civic Youth project, researcher Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg finds almost unanimous agreement among high school civics educators that, to be well-prepared for adult life, students need the ability to gather and produce credible information -- the skill set we're accustomed to calling "journalism."Encouragingly, the vast majority of survey respondents said they commonly assign reading news articles as part of civics curriculum.
Civic education scholars agree: School administrators need a thicker skin for discussion of social and political issues
When school censors prevent students from discussing controversial issues, it's not just harmful to journalism -- it's harmful to citizenship.
Two new reports on civic engagement in schools identify a central role for scholastic journalism skills
Youth will need digital media literacy skills to critically engage with all the information (and misinformation) they can now find online, to seek out a range of perspectives, and to be thoughtful about the content they circulate and create.That's among the big-picture takeaways from a groundbreaking new study, "All Together Now: Collaboration and Innovation for Youth Engagement," just released by Tufts University as the product of the nation's leading scholars in civic education.The Oct.