Tag: Civic Readiness

Weekly News Roundup

This Week in Civics: Debate Rages in Nebraska and a Youth Forum in NH

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Each week, I like to look back on news related to civics education and highlight some of the more interesting and timely articles from around the country. This week, it seems like a lot of the news revolves around what’s going on in Nebraska with their State Board of Education, but there’s also an interesting […]

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Nebraska is Prioritizing and Defining “Civic Readiness”

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In an age of college and career readiness, Nebraska is making a move to prioritize “civic readiness.” I mentioned in previous weekly news recaps here and here that the Nebraska State Board of Education was debating a definition of civic readiness. This followed on its decision to include it as a prominent feature in its strategic […]

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