The DCMR team has been busy prepping new episodes and next week, we start releasing episodes for season 7, taking our anti-racist lens to the news and issues occupying a lot of our minds these days.
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Host Vinita Srivastava goes deep with academic experts and those with lived experience to bring you your weekly dose of news, from an anti-racist perspective.
Teachers shouldn’t avoid this topic, no matter how uncomfortable it might make them to discuss it with children and teens.
Teachers grappling with how to teach current events at divisive times should emphasize history, study original sources and address polarization.
Mexico’s Colima volcano erupted a few days ago, reminding the local population of the danger posed by the country’s two active volcanos.
Ninety-seven percent of high school seniors have studied civics in school. While they can recall facts, they are unable to apply that knowledge to current politics. Why is that?
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Education, North Carolina State University
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Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, University of Southern California
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Professor of Education and Affiliate Faculty in Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
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Associate Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Researcher, Department of Volcanology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University; Institute for Humane Studies