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How To Fix The Civics Education Crisis In America

Naturalized citizens often have a better understanding of civics, US history, government and geography than natural born citizens. How can we fix the civics crisis in the nation's schools? (video)

November 10th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, Geography, Government, High School, History, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

School reading classes still in a slump without more social studies

How social studies can give students a literacy boost

October 18th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Geography, History, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, School, Social Studies, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Why Geography Should Be Part Of Every 21st Century Education

Learners today are coming of age amid a confluence of crises. It’s all happening at a time when educators and families are grappling with the realities of learning in new environments because of COVID-19. Geography is a science powerfully suited to address these challenges.

August 31st, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Events, Education, environment, Geography, Learning, News, School, Science, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

NAEP Social Studies Scores Show a Downturn in Geography, U.S. History. But Are the Headlines ‘Hyped’?

The release of the NAEP results in civics, U.S. history and geography showed declines in scores across all three subjects. But experts differ over how worried we should be

May 5th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Education, Geography, History, Learning, NAEP, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

NAEP: 8th-graders’ scores drop in US history, geography

Student performance in civics remains flat after small gains since 1998.

April 27th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Education, Geography, Learning, NAEP, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

What Is Geocaching & How Is It A Useful Tool For Teaching Kids?

Kids love treasure hunting activities, especially when they actually have to get out of the house to participate in them. Can Geocaching be the answer to teaching kids who are now learning from home?