From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies educators struggle to achieve that goal today.
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Civics education is not boosting youth voting, volunteering or even scores on academic tests about government – and may be related to QAnon support.
Teachers shouldn’t avoid this topic, no matter how uncomfortable it might make them to discuss it with children and teens.
Teachers grappling with how to teach current events at divisive times should emphasize history, study original sources and address polarization.
One reason why the steel magnate spent so much of his fortune building libraries across the nation and abroad is that he saw handing large fortunes to the next generation as a waste of money.
Only about 40-45 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds turned out to vote in the 2012 election. Civic education can improve youth turnout. But civic education itself remains neglected in US schools.
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Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education, North Carolina State University
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Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Deputy Director at CIRCLE, Tufts University
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Professor of Education and Affiliate Faculty in Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
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Senior Associate Director, Libraries, Michigan State University
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University
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Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, University of Southern California
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Mississippi State University
