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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

She was hired as the student voice specialist at Chicago Public Schools in 2012 to oversee the district’s newly created “student voice committees.”. Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” In 2012, it became the first U.S.

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First Things First When Teaching Civic Education

MPSA

Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Between 10 and 15 years ago, Political Science experienced a renewed interest in civic education. Graham and I collaborated, and I reached out to local high school civics teachers in Kansas and western Missouri in hopes of meeting with them and sharing our ideas.

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