civics

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/10/2021
  

  Is Congress Falling for Scheme to Ruin Civics and History Classes?

  Education scholar Mark Bauerlein has criticized the new Civics Secures Democracy Act as a subsidy for politically correct indoctrination in schools, though others disagree with his recent Manhattan Institute findings. 

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• SOURCE: News 4 Jacksonville
  3/18/2021
  

  DeSantis Lashes out at ‘Critical Race Theory’ in Push to Overhaul Florida’s Civics Curriculum

  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the latest official to attack "Critical Race Theory" based on an understanding that the ideas are corrupting civics education by overstating the extent of racism in the US. 

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• SOURCE: Iowa Capital Dispatch
  3/16/2021
  

  Iowa House Passes Controversial Bill to Ban ‘Divisive Concepts’ from School Training, Curriculum

  “This bill is a denial of history,” Rep. Marti Anderson, D-Des Moines, said. “The bill doesn’t want our next generations to receive complete American history education that includes the facts of our darkest hours.” 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/1/2021
  

  Massive Investment in Social Studies and Civics Education Proposed to Address Eroding Trust in Democratic Institutions

  The Educating for American Democracy (EAD) initiative will release a 36-page report and an accompanying 39-page road map Tuesday, laying out extensive guidance for improving and reimagining the teaching of social studies, history and civics and then implementing that over the next decade.

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• SOURCE: Hechinger Report
  1/25/2021
  

  Can We Teach Our Way Out Of Political Polarization?

  The AHA's Jim Grossman is among the experts discussing the prospects for civics education to alleviate political polarization and the plague of disinformation. 

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• SOURCE: Newsday
  11/29/2020
  

  Social Media 'Misinformation' Endangers Democracy, Historians Say

  Historians Peniel Joseph and Karl Jacoby, along with media scholar Howard Schnieder, assess the way that strategic misinformation on social media has exploited racial divisions in Trump's efforts to overturn the election results. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  11/30/2020
  

  128 Tricky Questions That Could Stand Between You and U.S. Citizenship

  Irish Immigrant Maeve Higgins looks at the expanded civics test for naturalization, and gives it a failing grade--unless its purpose is to reduce immigration. 

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• SOURCE: NPR
  10/31/2020
  

  Now Is A Good Time To Talk To Kids About Civics

  Election time is a perfect opportunity to help kids build up a foundation of knowledge.

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• SOURCE: Perspectives on History
  10/21/2020
  

  History, Deliberation, and Civic Culture

  by Jim Grossman

  "Equating a mode of inquiry with a heinous crime should induce not only a private shudder but a public disavowal. No reasonable definition of patriotism can accommodate this despicable metaphor."

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/12/2020
  

  Sen. Sasse Gives an "Eighth-Grade Civics Lesson" at Supreme Court Hearing. It Got Panned

  by Valerie Strauss

  The Nebraska Senator, who holds a PhD in US history, spoke of governing norms above politics and got harsh criticism online. 

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• 8/2/2020
  

  Free Speech and Civic Virtue between "Fake News" and "Wokeness"

  by Campbell F. Scribner

  Left critics of the recent "Harper's Magazine" open letter on free speech and open debate make some claims that are narrowly meritorious. But they don't address the value of speech as a way of building the collective citizenship necessary for democracy. In this respect, the signers are correct.

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• 6/28/2020
  

  In This Election Year We Historians Need to Insist on Truth-telling

  by Walter G. Moss

  “Tell the truth” should be as central to our mission, as “First, do no harm” is to doctors and nurses. 

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• SOURCE: New York Magazine
  5/18/2020
  

  The Pandemic Has Led to an Outbreak of Terrible Historical Analogies

  The pandemic has given Americans lots to think about, not the least of which are the awful historical analogies and references used to make its worst actors seem valorous. Here are some of the most egregious examples, why they’re absurd, and why they should be taken seriously.

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• SOURCE: Madman of Chu Blog
  11/26/19
  

  Two Things to Do Between Now and Next November (All the Rest Is Gravy)

  by Andrew Meyer

  Between the impeachment hearings, the Democratic primaries, and the accelerating chaos that has marked our domestic and foreign policy since January of 2017, the task of civic engagement can seem hopelessly complex. 

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• SOURCE: Morning Call
  8/4/2019
  

  Philly’s American Revolution museum steps up to help migrants succeed

  The free, eight-session evening program aims to strengthen immigrants' understanding of the nation's revolution and evolution.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  11-28-18
  

  Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right? This Student Is Suing for Them

  Many see the lack of civics in schools as a national crisis. A federal lawsuit says it also violates the law.

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• 7/29/18
  

  In Our Age of Intolerance It’s Essential We Reimagine History and Civics

  Here’s one way to do it.

  by Paul Ortiz

  Here’s one way to do it.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  6-5-18
  

  In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback

  Tests results and surveys show that students’ — and most Americans’ — knowledge of their history and the structure of their government is abysmal.

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• SOURCE: The Aspen Institute
  5-16-18
  

  Aspen Institute pushes civics project rooted in history

  The project was created to teach Americans how to avoid papering over their differences and instead argue better.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  4-22-18
  

  Dartmouth historian Matthew J. Garcia says conservative partisans in Arizona have taken over a civics school he once ran

  by Matthew J. Garcia

  "The entire affair sickened me as I watched it unfold."