by Stephen McDonald | Dec 11, 2017 | Articles
Inspiring students to participate in civic life by working on issues important to them is how Generation Citizen civics education makes a difference. “What can we do to show not only can they make change, but do it right here in their hometown?” said Timothy Osgood, a... by Daisy Hammond | Dec 3, 2017 | Articles
Eighth graders are looking for new methods of time management for middle school students, aiming at real change which will carry forward into their adult lives. Lawn School teacher Maureen McGuirl found that the middle school students in her social studies classes... by Hank Wilson | May 28, 2017 | Articles
Students at Westfield Middle School are learning how government operates with the Civic Mirror Project, in which students become citizens of a hypothetical country that they build on their own. Eighth grader Cyle Ginsberg finds that the project is an effective way to... by John Austin | May 23, 2017 | Articles
Fourth graders are lobbying legislators on behalf of almonds in California. The students from Merced want to make the almond the official California nut, and they have been writing letters to their legislators to make it happen. Fourth grade students from Margaret... by Jane Kurtz | May 4, 2017 | Articles
A spell of eighth grade civics madness has taken hold, as students are competing to choose the most influential American. At Greater Johnstown Middle School, civics teacher Christian Wrabley has engaged his students in a project dubbed JMS Civics Madness. For four...
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