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Fox News
foxnews. com > media > american-students-lack-basic-civics-knowledge-alarms-education-advocates

American students' lack of basic civics knowledge alarms education advocates

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (567+ words) Influential Baptist minister Rev. Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892. It quickly became a ritual of school days across the United States thanks to an enthusiastic assist from the National Education Association. Education advocates are urging stronger national…...

KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
kgou. org > education > 2026-04-23 > divorcing-from-usual-process-oklahoma-board-of-education-rewrites-dozens-of-social-studies-standards

Divorcing from usual process, Oklahoma Board of Education rewrites dozens of social studies standards

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1669+ words) The State Board of Education voted unanimously at its March 26 meeting to advance the standards to the Legislature. Academic standards are guidelines of topics teachers must teach, but they are not curriculum. Districts have the sole authority to decide which…...

Gettysburg College
gettysburg. edu > news > stories

Gettysburg's new political science course delivers real-world skills

15+ hour, 56+ min ago  (509+ words) Designed as a workshop-style course, Professionalization in Political Science (POL 456) helps students identify career goals, develop professional skills, and build the tools needed to navigate life after graduation. From networking and interviewing to crafting resumes, cover letters, and professional portfolios,…...

Jersey Shore Online
jerseyshoreonline. com > manchester > school-celebrates-americas-250th-in-a-revolutionary-way

School Celebrates America's 250th In A Revolutionary Way

20+ hour, 51+ min ago  (546+ words) " MANCHESTER " Fireworks were the only thing missing from the Middle School's celebration of the country's 250th anniversary, but there were plenty of reasons to make some noise. " On a recent Friday, all staff members chipped in to make the students remember…...

STLPR
stlpr. org > show > st-louis-on-the-air > 2026-04-29 > how-a-parkway-west-teacher-prepares-students-to-be-mindful-voters-and-media-consumers

How a Parkway West teacher prepares students to be mindful voters and media consumers

1+ day, 59+ min ago  (481+ words) Students at Parkway West High School play Rock, Paper, Scissors for pieces of bubble gum. It's part of teacher Rachel Money's lesson on private ownership and how wealth can be redistributed. Money uses the innovative exercises to help students understand…...

The Fulcrum
thefulcrum. us > education > literacy-crisis-us-education

Promoting Civic Literacy for America's 250th

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1773+ words) America's 250th comes amid a deep literacy decline with profound democratic consequences. As literacy declines in America, what happens to democracy? This essay explores how falling reading levels, digital media, and the loss of "deep literacy" threaten self-government and the foundations…...

WRAL. com
wral. com > news > education > wake-schools-plans-america-250-lessons-april-2026

Wake schools plans lessons around 'America 250"

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (126+ words) The Wake County Public School System is preparing to help students reflect on the United States' 250th birthday. It's the latest of numerous planned celebrations and commemorations in North Carolina and beyond ahead of the July 4, 2026, anniversary of the signing of…...

@fox5vegas
fox5vegas. com > video > 04/28/2026 > elementary-students-turn-history-into-art

Elementary students turn history into art

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (71+ words) FOX5 Vegas Elementary students turn history into art Gearing up for growth of manufacturing jobs across Las Vegas Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth Game 4 watch party at Fontainbleau AMPLIFIED: Vegas sports scene heats up with Knights playoffs, Aces preseason, Raiders…...

San Francisco Examiner
sfexaminer. com > news > education > sf-board-of-education-to-vote-on-district-textbook-updates > article_64aeccdc-668b-4a67-ab5c-2ad980591670. html

SFUSD could get new history and social studies textbooks

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (754+ words) SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su said that updating textbooks offers an opportunity to make "sure that we are setting our students up for success today and into the future." For the first time in 20 years, the San Francisco Unified School District'will…...

@@dailypenn
thedp. com > article > 2026 > 04 > penn-improve-america-teach-curriculum

Penn should teach students to improve America, not dismantle it

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (702+ words) The Daily Pennsylvanian Penn should teach students to improve America, not dismantle it Guest Column | Penn's curriculum fosters destructive cynicism rather than cultivating productive citizens Over my four years at Penn, I have participated in countless discussions in my humanities…...