IN A RECENT CommonWealth piece, University of Massachusetts Lowell professor Jack Schneider took issue with a civics education bill recently signed by Gov. Charlie Baker. The measure is primarily designed to teach and engage students through project-based civics education, an instructional approach also known as “action civics.” Schneider took issue with the new civic education […]
Arielle Jennings
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Training citizens, one student at a time
ON FEBRUARY 15 the Legislature took up a bill entitled “An Act to Promote and Enhance Civic Engagement.” The bipartisan legislation, now making its way through the Senate Ways and Means Committee, would support educators across the Commonwealth providing high-quality civic education for all young people. The proposed legislation mandates that every student engage in […]