New: XQ’s “Build A Campaign” Initiative for High School Students
It’s clear. This election won’t be like any election in history. With stories of record early voting tu...
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How to Become a Poll Worker
First, you need to find out if you’re eligible. Here’s where the U.S. Election Assistance Commission re...
Why Do We Need Poll Workers? Calling Younger Americans, Including High School Students
We’ve all heard that voting is important. But something we don’t hear as much about is the crucial role...
It’s Time to Start Decolonizing America’s History Textbooks
“Abraham Lincoln was not, in the fullest sense of the word, either our man or our model. In his interes...
New: XQ’s “Build A Campaign” Initiative for High School Students
It’s clear. This election won’t be like any election in history. With stories of record early voting tu...
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How to Become a Poll Worker
First, you need to find out if you’re eligible. Here’s where the U.S. Election Assistance Commission re...
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Why Do We Need Poll Workers? Calling Younger Americans, Including High School Students
We’ve all heard that voting is important. But something we don’t hear as much about is the crucial role...
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It’s Time to Start Decolonizing America’s History Textbooks
“Abraham Lincoln was not, in the fullest sense of the word, either our man or our model. In his interes...
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How to Develop Leadership Skills as a Student (Advice From a College Student)
Are you looking to kickstart your journey to becoming a leader? Here’s a guide for learning more about le...
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100 years later – the complicated legacy of the 19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or ...
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The Importance of Civics Education in this National Moment
What is iCivics? U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics in 2009 to transform civi...
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How Well Do You Really Know America’s History?
So you think you know American history, but what does that really mean? You might know what date that Ameri...
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Actor and Activist Logan Browning Teaches High School Students to Advocate for Change This Election Season
The current state of the world necessitates collective action. However, as a young person, you may find it ...
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What Is Juneteenth and Why Is It Important?
Juneteenth commemorates the date—June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation ...
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Ways to Celebrate Black History Month: Activities for High School
Investigating, sharing, and understanding stories and narratives that shape society is crucial to understan...
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XQ’s High School Reading List for Black History Month (And Every Month)
In celebrating Black History Month, we can’t help but be grateful for the long and rich history of storie...
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How Civic Education Breaks Barriers of Systemic Inequities
Last year, the world saw and heard student voice rise to unprecedented heights. From marches attended by mi...
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School Board Governance Best Practices
Learn how school boards can transform education in their communities by incorporating governance best pract...
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Students, do you know your rights?
In Parkland, Fla., students led March for Our Lives protests and school walkouts. In New York, eighth grade...
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From the school board to the governor: Tips on how schools can engage with elected officials
As part of XQ’s ongoing “How-To” series, here are some tips from experts at XQ on how school leaders,...
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8 Young Activists You Need to Hear From Today
More and more, the people leading the charge for positive change in the world can be found in the high scho...
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How to Encourage Students to Vote and Where to Send Them
Young people will play a pivotal role in the upcoming election cycle—by going to rallies, by marching for...
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How To Run a School Board Campaign
Running for the board of education is challenging. Here are some school board campaign ideas and steps to h...
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How to get the most out of student internships
Tips from XQ educators on creating the perfect internship program By Wren Maletsky, Executive Director, and...
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So, what does a school board do, anyway?
You have school board questions, we have answers. What does a school board do? If high schools are the fulc...
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Want to Prepare Students for the Workforce? Let Them Lead.
“You talk differently to students than we do,” a teacher recently told one of my colleagues when she he...
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How a hot-dog stand is changing young people’s lives in Alabama
Sometimes a hot dog is just an afternoon snack, and sometimes it can change the course of your life. Such i...
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Beyond the Diploma
How Iowa Big alumni take project-based learning into college and career. When she was in high school, Eliza...
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‘The most rewarding thing I’ve ever done’
Current school board members reflect on their journeys to inspire others. Serving on a school board can be ...
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