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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

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A Good Civics Education Includes History When teachers, administrators and legislators talk about history education, we must consider it an exercise in civics. we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts. we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts.

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How Teacher Prep Programs Are Stepping Up Efforts to Recruit Students

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For a long portion of their history, education schools didn’t have to think much about recruitment. “We We just said, ‘Here we are, come, we’re ready for you,’” says Stan Harward, the associate dean of Utah Valley University’s College of Education. Or read a partial transcript, edited for clarity, below.

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America’s Teachers Aren’t Burned Out. We Are Demoralized.

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Right now the educators may be in one of the greatest exoduses in history. Educators are and will continue to leave in record numbers. All of this is demoralizing. We love teaching, we love students. All we want is a true say in how our schools are run. Teachers will either leave silently or will leave fighting.

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