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

The Hechinger Report

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement. That’s held true in Takoma Park, a Maryland town of 18,000 near Washington, D.C.

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