About this episode
The episode discusses challenges in civics education for students and highlights legislative efforts to improve civic learning.
Today we share our second installment on why things are tough in the civics world. Specifically, we talk about how students are doing in civics classrooms and on national assessments. But! It's not all bad news. Shawn Healey (Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer at iCivics) takes us through the myriad state bills that are currently in the legislative process which will affect civic education, and we hear from three students (Ava-June Tackett, Shreya Raman, and Ben Kurian) on what they think can improve civic learning and reduce partisanship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Shawn Healey, Ava-June Tackett, Shreya Raman, Ben Kurian
Topics covered
- civics education
- student assessments
- legislative process
- partisanship
- civic learning
Keywords
- civics
- education
- students
- legislation
- partisanship
- national assessments
- civic learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: iCivics
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