Students Have Questions About Our Democracy. Is Civics Class Up to the Task?

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How today's messy political realities are crashing against traditional civics education.

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Students Have Questions About Our Democracy. Is Civics Class Up to the Task? How today’s messy political realities are crashing against traditional civics education. This is part of our annual Big Ideas in Education report. READ MORE

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