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STUDENT VOICE: Let’s stop the apathy in Kentucky and beyond

The Hechinger Report

Far too many schools preach, rather than practice, democratic ideals. From elementary school on, we are told both implicitly and explicitly that our opinions either shouldn’t or can’t be voiced. The resulting voter apathy follows a natural logic: If my voice doesn’t matter in school, then how could my ballot?

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Last week was tough, teachers say. But it wasn’t the first difficult ‘day after’ they’ve faced

The Hechinger Report

It’s about teaching human beings, and it’s not science or English or social studies or math … It’s about teaching human beings how to become good people.”. Marie Hydukovich was teaching middle school when she heard that 20 children had been murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.