Sentences with phrase «civic value of education»

Patronizing fairness not only adversely affects the academic and economic success of individual students, it also undermines the civic value of education.

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Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

During the last two decades, programs in the closely related areas of moral, civic, ethics, and values education have been added to the curricula of many high schools.

At the same time, the greater inclusion of specific subjects on values, civics and citizenship education, as well as moral, ethics and religious education is acknowledged.

The accompanying risk is balkanization: discordant approaches to civic education as one school emphasizes Athenian values while another stresses those of Sparta.

Civics and Citizenship Education (CCE) promotes student participation in Australia's democracy by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, values and dispositions of active and informed citizenship.

Funded by: Spencer Foundation Amount: $ 350,000 Dates: 1/1/16 — 12/31/19 Summary: This project expands the present research study by adding an ethnographic investigation of learning processes at the most promising no excuses and progressive schools with the goal of amplifying the value and effects of scholarship and practice of civic education in urban secondary schools across the United States.

To facilitate their lessons on the value of civic unity and diversity, some teachers have embraced empathy - building programs that education innovators launched in February to help them start constructive conversations amid the current political climate.

But when it came to the substance of her remarks and answers, DeVos displayed no interest in any public, civic value for education.

We should prohibit all schools from teaching anti-liberal values, such as ethnic hatred or the rejection of secular government; we should require all schools to teach the principles of the U.S. Constitution and to provide civic education that goes beyond the minimal expectations of tolerance and cooperation.

DeVos called public education a «dead end» before becoming education secretary and has continued to talk about it in less - than - flattering terms, refusing to acknowledge the value of what has been America's most important civic institution.

In the relationship between education and democracy, we often think of schools as the cradle of democratic values: the common meeting ground where social responsibility, civic - mindedness, and tolerance are instilled in the next generation.

More importantly, the NAEP Civics Report will encourage a national dialogue on the nature and value of civic education.

Beyond that, he calls value - added measures «a very quantitative metric, a minimalist way to look at education that takes away the whole idea of a civic joyful education for democratic participation.»

The exhibition presents the story of The Cooper Union, its origins in the values adamantly held by Peter Cooper, and its historic promotion of the democratic ideals of free education, social justice, philanthropy and civic virtue.