Families and principals can play a crucial role in fostering controversial-issue classroom discussions that support students’ civic learning.

By reframing typical approaches to classroom debates on immigration, we empower immigrant students to be active participants in, rather than the subjects of, our conversation.

In the face of intense political polarization, we must not give up on preparing young people to become active participants in a pluralistic society brimming with opposing views.

An excerpt from civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis’s memoir about his childhood in Alabama launches a classroom lesson about civic power through solidarity and persistence.

Debating controversial issues such as whether voter ID laws safeguard or suppress democracy helps students evolve as informed and active citizens.

As we approach high stakes midterm elections in which one or both houses of Congress may change hands, students can follow some key Senate races and consider the significance of congressional control.

The educators’ blog space of the C3 Teachers website offers teachers a valuable opportunity to share their experiences on inquiry-based teaching and reflect on their own practices.

The featured documents related to the Chinese Exclusion Act can launch an engaging classroom lesson on the complicated history of United States immigration policy.