The Founders of this nation believed that the government they were creating required a civically educated populace. Such an education aimed to cultivate enlight

We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems. Their participation is important for democracy, for institutions su

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In Teaching America, more than 20 leading thinkers sound the alarm over a crisis in citizenship--and lay out a powerful agenda for reform. The book's unpreceden

We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems. Their participation is important for democracy, for institutions su