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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

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iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic. Teachers can create classes on iCivics and add students.

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Schools Use Trial and Error for Choosing Edtech, But They Don’t Have to

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If a team digging a tunnel in Tennessee discovers unusual soil conditions and attempts an innovative approach to managing those conditions, federal coordination and information management makes it possible for teams in, say, Arkansas and elsewhere around the country to access those lessons learned when they discover similar soil conditions.

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6 Websites that Explain Elections

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In the 1700’s, when the brand new United States of America, newly liberated from the British aristocratic rule that relied on Kings and Queens, wrote its very first Constitution and Bill of Rights, it decided to establish a system of government by the people. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”.

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How Can Teachers Prepare Students for an AI-Driven Future?

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Being a government teacher and teaching about political elections, I'm really excited to apply what I’ve learned in my classroom. I work in a school with an emerging multilingual population, and AI has been so beneficial in helping me scaffold resources to make them more accessible for my students.

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Fresh Food, Dance Class, and Nap Mats: What's Lost Without Federal Money for Child Care

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By serving these families, Gale got access to federal child care subsidies. More than 40 percent of children in West Virginia under age 6 who need child care can’t access it, she explains, pointing to data from Child Care Aware and TEAM for West Virginia Children. ARPA funds allowed Gale to try new teaching activities.

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For Native Americans, Unequal Child Care Funding Leaves Tribes in Need

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Tribal leaders have long known that access to child care is essential to making sure their members can work. There are a handful of government offices—like the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department and HHS—that would need to collaborate on the issue, Smith says. Tribal members move off reservations to find access to jobs.

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Making Children's Media about STEM More Inclusive

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Kareem Edouard: The primary work with my production hat is nuance. This is a multibillion-dollar industry, and it has tracks where you can get government funding. So they had the framework, the roadmap of this show, and they really wanted to figure out how they could make this show even more accessible.

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