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Those who have agitated for subject knowledge, rather than skills, to be the focus of the national curriculum, may have been pleased to hear the secretary of state for education, Nicky Morgan, ...

I hear these words from many exasperated new teachers (plenty of veterans too). And what most of them mean--just as I did, when I expressed this sentiment as a newbie--is that they want to be able to ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Portage, Mich. - Portage, Mich., is more than 500 miles from the ocean—so students here ...

Kara Cisco wants her students to deliberate. Each week in her 9th grade civics class in a suburb of Minneapolis, the educator guides students through differing ideas of American government. Whether it ...

Civic education must be comprehensive and engaging to prepare the next generation to be knowledgeable and active leaders. While the 2016 election brought a renewed interest in engagement among youth, ...

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Patience Mukwambo received funding from the University of the Free State and the National Research Fund through the SARCHi chair in Higher Education and Human Development (SARChI Chair/NRF funding, ...