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Tag: civic education

Many Americans lack a strong understanding of the Constitution, experts say at D.C. event

September 10, 2015September 5, 2018 Danielle Dieterich

Non-profit leaders and educators discussed how the United States can strengthen its civics education.

Tagged civic education, Civic Engagement, Civic Youth, recent-news, United States Constitution

Want civically aware adults? Start with civically active young readers

August 17, 2014September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

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.

Tagged civic education

Civics teachers agree: Students need training in gathering and distributing news

January 16, 2014September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

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.

Tagged CIRCLE, civic education, Civic Engagement, Civic Youth, news literacy, Tufts University

Civic education scholars agree: School administrators need a thicker skin for discussion of social and political issues

December 1, 2013September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

When school censors prevent students from discussing controversial issues, it's not just harmful to journalism -- it's harmful to citizenship.

Tagged civic education, Civic Engagement, civics, Stanford University, University of Washington-Seattle

Two new reports on civic engagement in schools identify a central role for scholastic journalism skills

October 13, 2013September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

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.

Tagged CIRCLE, civic education, Civic Engagement, McCormick Foundation, Student Voice, Tufts University

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