Middle school students compete for State event

Juniors and seniors with Central High School got a firsthand look at what it’s like to take part in an election.

Nearly 70 students from schools in Lancaster County participated in a County Board meeting Tuesday, getting the chance to learn about how their local government functions.

Students can use evidence-based reasoning to evaluate the law while building their ability to collaborate and communicate effectively.

The nation’s independence anniversary, coming amid high polarization, has focused attention on how students – and adults – learn the basic civics of self-governance.

Wide majorities of Republicans and Democrats alike view both the positive and negative aspects of the nation’s history as important to focus on.

Panelists included Bobby Digi Olisa, founder and executive director of the Canvas Institute; Andrew Greenfield, principal of Port Richmond High School; and Jessica Jackson, principal of I.S. 72.

An inaugural program created to address the civics gap connected more than 130 students from five schools with judges, legislators, and a former U.S. Trade Ambassador for a real life Schoolhouse Rock ...

Public input and a new kind of state participation needed

This follow-up survey, which recontacted more than 750 respondents from the News Literacy Project’s 2024 News Literacy in America Report, sought to better understand the nature of teen distrust in new...