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fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

Education Department Will Work With Turning Point USA To Develop "Patriotic" Civics Content

The United States Department of Education has announced it will partner with dozens of conservative organization to create civics programming for public schools across the nation. The coalition includes organizations such as Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, the America First Policy Institute, the 1776 Project Foundation and more. Many of these organization have been involved in conservative efforts to stop teaching civil rights material, oust school board members who believe in teaching social justice, ban books, and whitewash history lessons.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create 'patriotic' civics content

The Education Department partnered with over 40 conservative groups, led by AFPI, to develop America 250 civics programming for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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fromChalkbeat
3 months ago

NYC civics education: Are schools preparing future voters?

P.S. Weekly podcast highlights the lack of civics knowledge among students and the impact of education on democratic participation.
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