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Should teachers be apolitical?

The Hechinger Report

Palu’s principal backed her up, but she worries about backlash when she tackles controversial topics in the future. As a result, teachers are sometimes reluctant to discuss any controversial topics at all — especially in the current climate when the legitimacy of science and facts has been called into question.

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Can we teach our way out of political polarization?

The Hechinger Report

Author Andrea Gabor called the violence a “Sputnik moment for teaching civics.”. history and civics, and many leave school with big gaps in political knowledge. Young people who went to college were “20 percentage points more likely to vote than those who had not attended college” in the 2016 election. What you learn about U.S.

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