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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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Hillman says that he began looking at geography out of frustration with an emphasis during the Obama administration on providing consumer information about higher education as a solution to college access. The dominant narrative was, ‘If students just have better info about where to go to college, more would go,’” he says.

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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” In MS and HS, it expands to cover science, mathematics, civics, economics, and maybe geography.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

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Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history, European history, human geography, AP government. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching.

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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

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Topics covered include citizenship, governance, civil rights, the constitution, politics and public policy, state and local governments, media, news literacy, and many more. Engaging Congress Engaging Congress 'teaches students the key concepts of representative government and citizenship.

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Best Online History Games

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These materials help students learn about different social studies topics including civil rights, governance, citizenship, public policy, the constitution, media, news literacy, and more. government, including personal rights, the three branches, state powers, and the Supreme Court, into categories". Sortify: U.S.

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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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They’re simply products of government policies — like the decision to tie school funding to property wealth — and policies can be changed. For too many years, students have had their educations defined by geographies of exclusion and difference,” researchers conclude. It’s time to draw the line.”

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

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Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states. The C3 Framework was released in 2013.

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