Legislatures Look at Civics Education
Trends and Transitions
March 2007
The American public believes that educating young people about our system of democracy should be a central mission of schools, according to a 2004 survey by several organizations. However, most feel public schools are not fulfilling this mission. Nine states are looking at how they can improve civic education through commissions created by the legislature.
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