Schools participating in the Bernie Charter School Initiative teach classical education with a focus on teaching civic responsibility. Courtesy of Hillsdale College
Nationally, there is growing interest in teaching public school students the history and the role of citizenship in the US government.
An October 6 survey report from the North Carolina-based James G. Martin Center states that all states except Alaska, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin require completion of civic courses to graduate from high school.
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