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“There can now be no one too poor to vote,” said President Johnson. He elaborated on the plight of the poor in America and signed the 24th Amendment into law, making financial discrimination at the polls illegal. #VotingRights#History#equality
Dive into election history with your students and explore all the factors that lead to a presidential confirmation. Visit: https://t.co/zjuSM2hZ5D #historyteacher#civictech#edtech
Wish you could show your students the impact of different factors on voting outcomes? Look no further! Election Edge's prediction central allows you and your students to experiment with possible election outcomes in real time. Take civics education to a new level! #civictech
Looking to level up your social studies, civics, government, or history classroom? Visit Election Edge and take a new approach to civic engagement in students. https://t.co/ZdF68WwsuY #government#History#CivicTech#socialstudies@SSChatNetwork
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land.https://t.co/do3UZRYAhz
Happy Birthday to Founding Father Thomas Jefferson! Celebrate today by teaching our Thomas Jefferson mini-lesson, which highlights the many political roles he played throughout our nation’s history. https://t.co/KKPWVzOWq6
Looking for a plethora of professional development resources that support critical media literacy and primary sources? Check out the @pbsteachers resources below and https://t.co/e0VSeDidRG. Enjoy exploring with your class! #edutwitter#sschat
Civic knowledge and skills provide youth with the confidence to participate in the electoral process. Civic education is vital to preparing them to be responsible, civically engaged, members of society. @CivicYouth@SSChatNetwork@teachinghistory@WeAreTeachers
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Our director @CivicYouth was on @1a yesterday discussing the state of civic education and how civics must give youth the knowledge and skills to participate in democracy. https://t.co/leFkf0bhgx
After decades of struggle, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, recognizing the right of women to vote throughout the country, but not all women would be able to realize this right. Listen to learn more!
#WomensHistoryMonth#sschat#righttovote
Watch our video about Barbara Johns, a teenager who organized over 400 students to protest in support of better conditions at their segregated high school. As a class, discuss causes students care about today. https://t.co/ntgSRFHRTd #WomensHistoryMonth#womenshistory
There are several keys to successful youth civic engagement. As time goes on, results of research from @CivicYouth and @TuftsUniversity present interesting findings.
Our review of research, and our own recent analyses, find that policies like automatic registration, online registration, pre-registration, and easy mail-in voting can support youth electoral engagement—but equitable implementation and outreach are key. https://t.co/hkKnbasOtc
As we ascend upon the middle of Women's History month we fittingly honor, RBG, on her birthday. May we all leave the world better than we found it. Learn about other transformational women here: https://t.co/e0VSeDidRG
#RBG#WomensHistoryMonth#innovation#reimaginelearning