The National Assessment Governing Board released the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) “Civics Report Card”
Recent studies indicate that service-learning can play a major role in keeping students interested in their studies, thus improving attendance rates. In fact, service-learning can positively affect classroom issues ranging from improved behavior, academic performance and help students with leadership skills and self-confidence. Given all that service-learning can do, is it time to push for mandatory service-learning in public schools?
Recently the Intercollegiate Studies Institute compiled a 33-question test on civic knowledge. The average American scored 49% and elected officials scored even lower with an average 44% score. With these kinds of scores, should there be a standardized civics test?
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Op-ed on CNN discusses the importance of civic learning in higher education and the promotion of civic entrepreneurship.
Les Francis in the Huffington Post September 18, 2011 Most Americans, polls tell us, are disgusted with the way their federal government is working — or more precisely, not working. As someone who has worked in the political and public…
THE STATE JOURNAL–REGISTER November 26, 2010 Posted Nov 26, 2010 @ 12:03 AM During this season when we give thanks, one blessing that merits our attention is our nation’s unwavering commitment to democratic values, including our individual freedoms, for nearly…
This piece by Bruce Cole at The Washington Examiner looks at the attention civic learning is getting this election season.
“Orlando Sentinel” article cites Florida’s poor civic tradition, as determined by the 2009 Florida Civic Health Index, and discusses the need for improved civic education standards.
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High school dropouts are significantly less likely than better-educated Americans to vote, trust government, do volunteer work, or go to church, according to a new report that reveals a widening gap in “civic health” between the nation’s upper and lower classes.
Education is the key to state’s civic health Florida’s Civic Health Index, a new feature of America’s Civic Health Index — the definitive statistical report on civics in the United States — ranks Florida 47th in civic health and near the bottom on such key indicators of our civic life as voter turnout (32nd), volunteering (47th), participation in public meetings (49th) and working with others to solve community problems (40th). The miserable state of our civic health puts Florida on the critical list.