Resources for Educators in an Election Season

Updated January 16, 2025

Any election season provides educators the opportunity to teach students about civics and democracy, and the 2024 election season is taking place in the context of an increasingly polarized global environment. Teachers and other school leaders may find themselves managing challenging conversations and being called on to model and teach civil discourse and support students with different reactions to the election results. Below, find several related resources.

Any election season provides educators the opportunity to teach students about civics and democracy, and the 2024 election took place in the context of an increasingly polarized global environment. In the early days of the new administration, teachers and other school leaders may still find themselves managing challenging conversations and being called on to model and teach civil discourse and support students with different reactions to the election results. Below, find several related resources.

Also see resources to help schools prepare for possible changes under the new presidential administration.


Resources for Schools about the New Administration

2024-2025 NAIS Election Webinar and Meetup Series

Additional NAIS Resources

Supporting All Students After the Election 

Supporting Children from Historically Marginalized Groups After the Election

Teaching About Elections and Civics

Practicing Civil Discourse and Communicating About Contentious Issues 

  • Getting to We: Communicating in the Age of Polarization (Independent School magazine)
    This backgrounder on polarization and its impact on schools also has tips (relevant for educators as well as school heads) for how to communicate more effectively in the context of community polarization. 

Understanding Polarization as Educators (Research and Articles) 


Also see NAIS - Resources for Educators About the Conflict in the Middle East