New Survey on Civic Knowledge Finds One-Third of Respondents Cannot Name All Three Branches of Government

Education World - Nicole Gorman "A new survey conducted by [...]

September 14th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Should Civic Education Emphasize Diversity or What We Have in Common?

Education Next - Robert Pondiscio "At an EWA webinar last [...]

July 25th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Diversity, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Global education experts urge Japan to look beyond rote learning

The Japan Times - MAGDALENA OSUMI "The teaching methods of [...]

April 14th, 2016|Categories: Civic Engagement, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Education, Education system, Global, Global Citizenship, Japan, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Why We Need Education for Global Citizenship

The Huffington Post - Scott Carlin "Today, education for global [...]

March 25th, 2016|Categories: Civic Engagement, Education, Global, Global Citizenship, Human rights, Learning, quality, United Nations, Worldwide|Tags: Education, School|

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Improving verbal learning in schools can increase political engagement and encourage voting later in life

LSE US Centre - Meghan Condon "Can education policymakers close [...]

January 9th, 2016|Categories: Achievement Gap, Civic Engagement, Education, Politics, School, Verbal abilities|Tags: Education, School|

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Strengthening Our Democracy Starts in School

U.S. News & World Report - Anna Saavedra "Civics classes [...]

December 18th, 2015|Categories: Civic Engagement, Civics, Democracy, Education, ESSA, School|Tags: Education, School|

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On Constitution Day, in Search of the Public Mission of Schools

Education Next - Robert Pondiscio and Kate Stringer "Today is [...]

September 17th, 2015|Categories: Childhood Education, Civic Engagement, Civics, Education, School, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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The Top 10 Characteristics of Globally Competent Teachers

Education Week - Betty Soppelsa and Jennifer Manise "We already [...]

August 19th, 2015|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Cultural Intelligence, Culture, Global, Global Competence, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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International Youth Day: are you involved in a movement for change?

The Guardian - Kemi Alemoru "With rallies, hackathons and guerrilla [...]

August 12th, 2015|Categories: Civic Engagement, Community Service, International, Youth|Tags: Education, School|

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