Former Chiefs WebBrief: Our 250th Anniversary: What Students Are Learning About Civic Education in Our Schools

About this episode

This episode discusses how states are developing students to be informed and engaged citizens through civic education.

This edWeb podcast is part of a series of WebBriefs hosted by The Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers. The meeting recording can be accessed here. Have you ever heard someone say, “We need to teach civics in our schools”? Well, find out about how states are developing students to be informed, responsible, and engaged members of communities and our nation. In this edWeb podcast, hosted by the Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers, the Chief State School Officer from New Yor...

People in this episode

Host: The Alliance of Former Chief State School Officers

Topics covered

• civic education
• student engagement
• community involvement
• education policy
• state education systems

Keywords

• civics
• education
• students
• community
• responsibility
• engagement
• schools

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York

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