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ERIC Number: EJ1045694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Civic Learning Success Stories: State Initiatives to Restore the Civic Mission of Schools
Healy, Shawn; Dobson, L. Douglas; Kyser, Janis; Herczog, Michelle M.; Genzer, Debbie
Social Education, v78 n6 p286-292 Nov-Dec 2014
Civic learning for all students seems like a reasonable and important aim for all schools to achieve. If we believe that the future of our American democracy depends on a citizenry that is informed, engaged, and responsible, what better place to create future citizens than in schools? The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools (civicmissionofschools.org) calls upon educators, policymakers, families, and all Americans to restore civic learning as a fundamental mission of our schools. Thousands of teachers across America are implementing highly effective civic learning programs in classrooms and achieving extraordinary results in building students' knowledge, skills, and dispositions about civic life. But are we really reaching "all" students? What does it take to ensure that "every" student, regardless of educational background, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or language proficiency, is benefitting from highly effective civic learning that will directly impact his/her ability to engage in our democratic way of life? The stories of four state programs on civic learning, described in this article, will provide educators around the country with valuable information on how to advocate for restoring the civic mission of schools. They are: (1) Civic Learning in Illinois (Shawn Healy); (2) Civic Learning in Florida (L. Douglas Dobson); (3) Civic Learning in Tennessee (Janis Kyser); and (4) Civic Learning in California (Michelle M. Herczog and Debbie Genzer). The hope is that these examples will encourage other social studies educators elsewhere as they formulate their own strategies for advancing the civic mission of schools.
National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers: Illinois; Florida; Tennessee; California