Inquiring Minds’ coalitions

CivXNow

CivXNow is the national coalition led by iCivics working to expand quality civic education standards at the elementary, middle, and high school levels to ensure that future generations will gain a deep understanding of civic life; know how to engage as informed citizens; and understand why their civic participation matters. Inquiring Minds is proud to be a partner in this important coalition.

DemocracyReady NY

DemocracyReady NY is the coalition sponsored by Teachers College to bring the state into compliance to provide civic engagement for all students from kindergarten to high school.

Affiliated institutions and organizations

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

NCSS defines social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence." Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. In essence, social studies promotes knowledge of and involvement in civic affairs. And because civic issues—such as health care, crime, and foreign policy—are multidisciplinary in nature, understanding these issues and developing resolutions to them require multidisciplinary education. These characteristics are the key defining aspects of social studies.

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility educates young people for hopeful and intelligent engagement with their world. A national leader in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL), Morningside Center has developed a range of research-based programs that improve students' social and emotional intelligence—and their academic performance. They are working to make social and emotional learning a part of every child’s education.

Barnard College, Teachers College and Long Island University

We have ongoing relationships with teaching colleges in New York City.

Working with public and private schools

Besides collaborating with organizations, Inquiring Minds has been fortunate to develop ongoing relationships with both public and private schools including:

PS 20 (Brooklyn, NY)

Dock Street Middle School (Brooklyn, NY)

PS 307 (Brooklyn, NY)

LREI (New York, NY)

Powell School (Washington, DC)

Edmund Burke School (Washington, DC)

Design for Social Innovation (New York, NY)