CERL and Center for Civic Education Launch Integrated Civic Competencies Pilot Program
July 31st, 2025
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…
CERL Presents at Center for Civic Education’s Media Literacy and Public Policy Curriculum Institute
July 22nd, 2025
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…
CCT Seminar Students Publish Book Chapter on Conspiracies
June 24th, 2025
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…
CERL Discusses Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom at Center for Civic Education Workshop
June 10th, 2025
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…
Project Community Pilot Study Findings Show Positive Impact on Teachers’ Media Literacy
May 7th, 2025
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…
CERL and the Institute for Citizens & Scholars Host Affective Polarization Convening
April 25th, 2025
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…
Georgetown’s Nadya Hayasi and CERL Present New Findings on Immigrant Issue Priorities in the 2024 Elections
April 25th, 2025
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:…
CERL Participates in Center for Civic Education’s We the People National Finals
April 15th, 2025
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…
