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

The Hechinger Report

Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement. The turnout for 16- and 17-year-olds in local elections between 2013 and 2017 averaged roughly 42 percent, compared with 20 percent overall, according to data from the city clerk’s office. In 2012, it became the first U.S.

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