States that have civics education do not always have higher test scores, more youth voting, or more young people volunteering.
Education articles on Democracy Chronicles
It is clear that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth and to manage a modern democracy. Spreading quality education to everyone around the world is vital to progress.
These American Colleges Have The Most Political Lobbying Power
Just one college wins the March Madness showdown, but the higher education was a huge winner in the Democrats’ stimulus package.
Can A Dictionary Bring Peace To The Korean Peninsula?
South Korea wants to push through with a unified dictionary of the Korean language to achieve peace but there is silence from the North.
New Tool Makes Students Better At Detecting Fake Imagery And Videos
Uppsala University researchers have created digital self-test showing how to analyze news stories, photos, videos shared on social media.
Why Are Only 20% of Wikipedia’s Biographies About Women?
Many people rely on Wikipedia for fast details, but searching for anything on the site does not always produce the most accurate results.
New Harvard Course Using Math And Computer Science To Fix Democracy
Could a technical perspective yield more robust democratic systems when designing and improving those democratic systems?
Massive Investment In Social Studies And Civics Education Proposed
A detailed plan reimagining civic education shows a way toward a healthy American democracy at a time of deep polarization.
India Fake News Problem Fueled By Digital Illiteracy
For more than 90% of India’s population, digital literacy is almost non-existent. This situation is fuelling the fake news problem in India.
Over 90 US College Campuses Now Use Ranked Voting
Over 90 US college campuses now use ranked choice voting as Georgia State University adopts the highly valued election method.
Towards the development of a pedagogy for democracy
Mainstream science education generally does not, but should, educate students against fascist views such as racism, sexism, homophobia.