Resources Equity

An exploration of the crossroads of civic education and educational equity in the interest of promoting more honest, inclusive, and effective approaches to solving civic learning problems.

A framework from comprehensive student development in regards to how they acquire the skills and mindsets for learning, which skills need to be built in children for school success, can they be taught, and how growing up with adversity impact the acquisition of these critical skills.

A discussion of the timeliness of civic education for American youth, the history of calls for civic education, the state of civic education in schools, those serving youth in disadvantaged contexts, and the ways schools can better address the civic learning needs of today’s youth.

Findings on civic opportunity gap in high school and recommendations for ways policymakers and educators can address it.. How student’s race and academic track, and a school’s average socioeconomic status determines the availability of school-based civic learning opportunities that promote voting and broader forms of civic engagement.

A team of 20 researchers, educators, and civic education practitioners released this white paper that outlines the challenges civic education has faced reaching youth of color. It provides suggestions for how to make civic education more equitable and relevant for today’s increasingly diverse student population.