by Andy McLeod The We the People competition has trained young Americans to know and engage in our democratic system for over 30 years. It has long been recorded that […]
Tag: civic engagement
Civic engagement should not be performed ‘All By Myself’
by Sam Daley-Harris With the death of singer-songwriter Eric Carmen last month and Earth Day yesterday, I got to thinking about Carmen’s song “All By Myself” and how deeper forms […]
Teaching civics to students can also educate their parents
by Liam Julian Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest surveys show that […]
Our country needs cameras in the courtroom during Trump’s federal trial
by Victor Shi The country is living through history with the first-ever federal indictment of a former president. A grand jury of Miami residents charged Donald Trump with 37 federal […]
Modeling civic engagement for the next generation
You may have seen that in addition to reading and math scores, the Nation’s Report Card also noted a decrease in students’ history and civics scores. There’s certainly an argument […]
The lesson Floyd’s death should teach Fla. students
Two news items should give us pause about how we are teaching and learning civics. Item No. 1: American eighth graders’ civics scores have declined for the first time ever, […]
Democracy means more than just holding elections
by Kevin Frazier Democracy means more than just holding elections. And, “the people” are more than just voters. Yet, “we, the people,” have allowed our role as popular sovereigns to […]
Sept. 25 letters to the editor
The city’s statement on employee pay The City of Morgantown has been the center of attention lately over its personnel policies. While we generally don’t comment on such matters in […]
Importance of activism, engagement
We’re pleasantly surprised to see Protect Morgantown’s efforts have been more effective than we predicted. As we said before, we admire community activism, and Protect Morgantown’s triumph in getting Big […]
Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting. […]
