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9/11 Now in Textbooks and Standards
9/11 now in Textbooks and Standards Many states require teaching it, but textbook treatments are cursory, and state standards require only basic information Washington State and Vermont standards more substantive Tisch College, Tufts University, Medford/Somerville, Mass.: The attacks of 9/11/01 happened ten years ago, when a typical fifth-grader was an infant. But the attacks are Read More >
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Some Surprising Results from the 2010 NAEP Civics Assessment
The headline in The New York Times says: Failing Grades on Civics Exam Called a ‘Crisis’. Whether that’s how you read the data is a matter of opinion, but I can shed a little light on the source. The National Assessment in Educational Progress in Civics is our best measure of what students know about Read More >
CIRCLE conference on Federal Policy and Civic Skills
At the National Press Club, April 29, 2010 Co-sponsored by the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools and Strengthening Our Nation’s Democracy Agenda 10-11:30am – Welcome and Opening Overview Panel Shirley Sagawa, former managing director of the Corporation for National and Community Service and fellow, Center for American Progress Michael Delli Carpini, Dean of Read More >
April 2010 Edition of CIRCLE’s Quarterly Newsletter Available
The April edition (v7. i2) of CIRCLE’s quarterly newsletter, Around the CIRCLE, can be downloaded from here. The newsletter includes a variety of articles including: The Civic Mission of Schools: A Review of the Research Evaluation of Large Urban School District Shows Schools Can Increase Civic Engagement Massachusetts Senate Election: Youth Turnout Was Just 15, Read More >
January 2010 Edition of CIRCLE’s Quarterly Newsletter Available
The January edition (v7. i1) of CIRCLE’s quarterly newsletter, Around the CIRCLE, can be downloaded from here. The newsletter includes a variety of articles including: Volunteering Eases Return to Civilian Life for Young Veterans Volunteering Among Non-College Youth and Youth of Immigrant Origin Youth Turnout Down in New Jersey, About the Same in Virginia, Compared Read More >
