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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

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Despite i ndications that youth are increasingly involved in civic life , voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds remains stubbornly low , and many young adults say they don’t know the basics of how to register to vote and cast a ballot. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

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Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Amesse Elementary. He likens these practices to taking away students’ encyclopedias, through which they find knowledge and begin to make choices that will lead to advocacy for others and for themselves. Palmer High School in Colorado Springs.

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Becoming an Anti-Racist Childhood Educator and Social Warrior

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It requires educators to deeply understand how institutional racism comes to be and manifests in environments where young students learn. At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. Anti-Racist Education: How to Get There.

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