Archive: News

• CERL and Center for Civic Education Launch Integrated Civic Competencies Pilot Program 

  Innovative Social and Emotional Learning Program to Be Taught in Classrooms Across the Country Louisville, Ky. - CERL Director Dr. Diana Owen and Research Specialists Dr. Patrick McSweeney and

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• CERL Presents at Center for Civic Education’s Media Literacy and Public Policy Curriculum Institute

  Annapolis, Md. - CERL Research Specialists, Dr. Patrick McSweeney and Jamie Joseph, participated in the first day of the Center for Civic Education's Project Community: Engaging All Students in Medi

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• CCT Seminar Students Publish Book Chapter on Conspiracies

  Owen, Diana, Thom Crockett, Arjun Chawla, Kelton Miller, Kyle Kim, Haydyn Hendricks, Parisa Bruce, and Brenda Zhong. 2025. “Conspiratorial Ideation, Election Denial, and Voter Choice,” in John Allen

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• CERL Discusses Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom at Center for Civic Education Workshop

  Annapolis, Md. - Although 72% of teachers report being familiar with social-emotional learning (SEL) and 68% believe it is valuable for civics education, only 23% feel prepared to integrate SEL into

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• Project Community Pilot Study Findings Show Positive Impact on Teachers’ Media Literacy

  CERL Director Diana Owen and Research Specialist Patrick McSweeney recently presented pilot study findings at the Project Community workshop in Philadelphia, where state coordinators and teacher

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• CERL and the Institute for Citizens & Scholars Host Affective Polarization Convening

  How Can We Bridge the Growing Political and Cultural Divide? WASHINGTON – CERL and the Institute for Citizens & Scholars held a convening on affective polarization at Georgetown University to

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• Georgetown’s Nadya Hayasi and CERL Present New Findings on Immigrant Issue Priorities in the 2024 Elections

  PHILADELPHIA - At the New England Political Science Association (NEPSA) Annual Meeting, Nadya Hayasi from Georgetown CCT and CERL presented new findings from her paper: “The Politics of Belonging: Ge

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• CERL Participates in Center for Civic Education’s We the People National Finals

  The CERL team attended the Center for Civic Education’s We the People National Finals, a simulated congressional hearing competition held in Leesburg, Va. and Washington, D.C. on April 9-11. The hea

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• CERL Presents Research to Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago

  What Does It Mean to Be an Engaged Citizen in a Digital World? CERL Associates Katherine Weiss and Nadya Hayasi presented their paper, “Reimagining Civic Engagement: New Dimensions in a Digital Ag

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• We the People Is a Blueprint for Civic Learning That Works

  CERL Presents Research Findings on Impact of We the People Curriculum Torrance, Calif. - At the Center for Civic Education’s We the People: Civics that Empowers All Students (CEAS) Workshop*,

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