Citizenship
California teacher promotes civics to confront ‘selfish’ student stereotype
Mission San Jose High School teacher Jeffery Alves wants students to focus less on themselves and more on what they can do for others.
AK teachers recognized for connecting students to history, promoting civic engagement
Hot Springs Intermediate School social studies teacher Pamela Wallace takes her Declaration of Learning seriously.
JROTC students excel: ‘Comes with being part of something much bigger than themselves’
Ashby Foote, city councilman in Jackson, Mississippi, is a big fan of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for good reason.
Ohio student travels to France to eulogize local WWII veteran at Normandy American Cemetery
When Springfield High School student Joshua Fox was selected to pay tribute to a soldier who died in the historic World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, he didn’t have to search far to find a local hero.
IT director highlights importance developing of digital citizenship in students
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools technology director Mike Ribble wants students to “become their best selves online” through an intentional focus on digital citizenship in schools that teaches them “to be appropriate and use technology responsibly.”
NY students interview vets, use stories to create interactive book
Fourth graders in New York’s Thornell Road Elementary School are making some new friends in their Pittsford community, and chronicling their stories in a book about service and sacrifice.
U.S. Air Force recognizes JROTC character education programs that ‘exceed standards’
When it comes to character and citizenship education, Lamar Consolidated High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program “exceeds standards.”
Schools focus on civics to bridge political divides, engage students in government and community
Civics is making a comeback in schools, sparked in part by the 2016 election.
OECD’s Schleicher: Ethics for an Age of Acceleration
In an age of acceleration, in which the human experience is faster and more disrupted than ever, ethics becomes even more important than it was in quieter times.
