The article highlights how a class of toddlers spread their message about composting and repacking food. This curriculum emerged out of the students' interests, and it connected students' classroom experiences to their homes and communities, fostering a sense of power and agency in some of our youngest neighbors.

Six principles outlined by the Civic Mission of Schools Campaign can help us achieve our objective of preparing competent and responsible citizens.

Douglas SelwynWhen the world is divided into "us" and "them," there may be no more important lesson for our students to learn than that to the other person "we" are the "other."

This article provides practical tips for finding key sources on the National Archives website.  

C. Frederick RisingerThis column takes a look at exemplary websites designed by teachers and supervisors that help students with resources, activities, and other course-related information.466

Social studies narratives that portray individuals as either heroes or villains not only stifle students’ feelings of civic agency, but they minimize the role of community in creating social change