Citizenship education is considered a primary purpose for social studies education.
However, in elementary classrooms, it is often limited to the memorization of mainstream …

Young People and the Future of News traces the practices that are evolving as young
people come to see news increasingly as something shared via social networks and social …

In communities historically shaped by processes of de jure and de facto segregation; police
repression; and lack of access to equitable housing, jobs, and labor-rights, young people …

Civic education is currently a field of vibrant research and practice that is producing
significant pedagogical innovation. However, it is a contested field with intense discussions …

It is well established that teacher quality makes a difference in student learning. Since the
implementation of No Child Left Behind in 2002, staffing every classroom with a high-quality …

Civic engagement has gained prominence over the past two decades as an important topic
in developmental science. Much has been learned about what civic engagement means …

Motivated by the addition of a curriculum standard for active citizenship into New Jersey's
social studies standards a group of educators and researchers set out to integrate an action …

Can social studies classrooms be effective" makers" of citizens if much of what occurs in
these classrooms does little to prepare young people to participate in the civic and political …

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) shows a civic knowledge gap
similar to the achievement gap, showing urban youth struggling in particular. However …

This article examines how the perspectives and experiences of Arab American youth from
immigrant communities can help educators think about what it means to teach young people …