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May 2013 E-Update
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. New: Civic Engagement and Political Leadership among Women 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, and CIRCLE has been taking stock of women in public life. That women are missing from political leadership is obvious, but why? After all, women Read More >
April 2013 E-Update
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. New CIRCLE Fact Sheet Shows how Promising Practices in Civics Boost Students’ Civic Knowledge A new CIRCLE fact sheet by Lead Researcher Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, entitled “Do Discussion, Debate, and Simulations Boost NAEP Civics Performance?” finds that exposure to these three recommended teaching practices boosted civic knowledge Read More >
CIRCLE E-Update March 2013
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. New CIRCLE Working Paper Examines Civics, Digital Badges and Alternative Assessments With support from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, CIRCLE recently published “New and Alternative Assessments, Digital Badges, and Civics: An Overview of Emerging Themes and Promising Directions,” which explores digital badges and alternative assessments Read More >
CIRCLE E-Update February 2013
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. New Report Challenges Commonly Held Beliefs About Young Americans Last week, CIRCLE, with the National Conference on Citizenship, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, and Mobilize.org, released The Millennials Civic Health Index, which paints a comprehensive picture of young Americans 18 to 29. The report highlights the Read More >
E-Update Dec
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Distinguished, Nonpartisan Commission Announced to Study and Inform Policies on Youth Voting CIRCLE recently announced the formation of the distinguished, nonpartisan and scholarly Commission on Youth Voting & Civic Knowledge, which will be charged with investigating exclusive data related to the civic knowledge, voting behavior, and Read More >
