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Letter to the Editor Civinomics: Why Civic Education? Civic Spirit September 2023 Newsletter Schools Should Not Be Factories The shifting Labor Day landscape: Making meaning in the 21st century Civic Spirit August 2023 Newsletter The attack on Salman Rushdie and freedom of expression Jolts of justice: A balancing act Civic Spirit July 2023 Newsletter Civic Spirit June 2023 Newsletter Faith-based communities have a role to play in strengthening democracy 2022-2023 Educators Cohort Yearbook Civic Spirit May 2023 Newsletter Civic Spirit April 2023 Newsletter Changing pastimes Civic Spirit March 2023 Newsletter Civic Spirit February 2023 Newsletter Remembering the four chaplains eighty years later Civic Spirit January 2023 Newsletter Prizmah Podcast Live: Teaching Towards an Ethical Democracy. Civic Spirit December Newsletter Civic Spirit November Newsletter Embodying Civic Spirit How do bridge-building groups overcome political polarization? Civic Spirit October Newsletter Civic Spirit September Newsletter Thinking about Chautauqua NYC rabbi witnesses stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie. I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate. Civic Spirit August Newsletter How Do Organizations Inspire and Equip Individuals and Communities to Listen and Understand Those With Whom They Differ or Disagree? The Luminous Crossroads of Faith and Civic Learning Civic Spirit July Newsletter We the Educators Evaluation 2021-2022 Educators Cohort Yearbook New Civic Spirit Executive Director Announcement Repairing America’s Broken Democracy: Interview with Bridge Alliance Member, Lindsay Bressman of Civic Spirit Ma’ayanot Launches Faculty-Student Civic Dialogue Initiative. Civic Spirit Student Internships Summer Institute Evaluation My Civics students taught me how to honor an imperfect country on the Fourth of July Advancing Civic Learning: From the Classroom to the Cafeteria Delegates Program Evaluation We the Educators Evaluation – 2021 How Civic Spirit Used Sched to Create Community Get Personal: Lessons from a U.S. Government Teacher We the Educators Interview–Story of Civic Spirit Coming of Age in America: Do We Need a Civic Bar Mitzvah? We the Educators: Civic Symposium Presenters When Polling Fails, Read a Book How to talk to kids about the election and fraught politics Civic Responsibility 2020 “Civics Education is integral to Jewish Education.” I Teach Civics Holy Bridges: Building Community in 2020 and Beyond Will Your Vote Match Your Values? Student Delegates Program Evaluation Interfaith (Virtual) Cafe Hour Civic Engagement for the College Student The Splendor of Waiting MTA Student Leaders Participate in Civic Spirit Day Civic Spirit @HOME Media Literate Teens Civic Spirit Day @HOME Evaluation Media Literacy Challenge Announcement Youth Saving America What is Civic Spirit? 2020 Two Year Evaluation Media Literacy Challenge Inheriting Democracy Catholic School Fights Anti-Semitism with Class on Jewish History Teens at a mostly African-American school in Brooklyn have questions about Jews. A Holocaust class provides some answers Around the Boroughs Update Students Sue Rhode Island for Lack of Civic Education Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Report A Jew & Catholic walk into a classroom… The Hope of Our Students New York’s Civic Education Renewal What America Means to Me “High-Impact Civic Education Projects: A Guide for Donors” Questions We Hold Civic Spirit Day Evaluation First Year Reflection What is Civic Education? 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Progressive Policy Institute: Teaching American Democracy: Understanding Who We Are As Americans and Why
Riverdale singer marks America’s 250th anniversary by performing the national anthem at baseball games
Press Release: Jewish Day School Educators Launch America@250 Initiative with Civic Spirit and The Jewish Education Project
I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate.
How Do Organizations Inspire and Equip Individuals and Communities to Listen and Understand Those With Whom They Differ or Disagree?
Repairing America’s Broken Democracy: Interview with Bridge Alliance Member, Lindsay Bressman of Civic Spirit
Teens at a mostly African-American school in Brooklyn have questions about Jews. A Holocaust class provides some answers
Progressive Policy Institute: Teaching American Democracy: Understanding Who We Are As Americans and Why
Riverdale singer marks America’s 250th anniversary by performing the national anthem at baseball games
Press Release: Jewish Day School Educators Launch America@250 Initiative with Civic Spirit and The Jewish Education Project
I’m a rabbi who witnessed the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua. Here is how we can combat this type of hate.
How Do Organizations Inspire and Equip Individuals and Communities to Listen and Understand Those With Whom They Differ or Disagree?
Repairing America’s Broken Democracy: Interview with Bridge Alliance Member, Lindsay Bressman of Civic Spirit
Teens at a mostly African-American school in Brooklyn have questions about Jews. A Holocaust class provides some answers