As Adam Laats said, "when it comes to schools, the most important thing is who you are, and where you live."

In today's rebroadcast, introduced by Jason Stern, we explore how K-12 education has developed in the US since the 1600s, what teachers can and can't teach, what rights students have in public school, and how the federal government gets involved.

This episode features Jason Stern, Mary Beth Tinker, Dan Cassino, Kara Lamontagne, Adam Laats and Campbell Scribner.

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Life Stages: School

How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.

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When you trade a cow for a teapot and can't make change.

What is Money?

Your local government is the one you have to pay really close attention to. Especially when part of their job is to keep residents safe.

A city government, a looming disaster, and a complicated choice

Hannah tells Nick what it's like to have real access to the Supreme Court. And then the pair pays a very emotional visit to the Lincoln Memorial.

"I see a temple that we built."

The Civics 101 team's D.C. field trip takes them all kinds of places, including inside the highest court in the land during oral arguments. Listen in as they share those experiences.

Why are we printing so much paper money? (D.C. field trip dispatch)

The team is in Washington D.C. making episodes...and we're learning some wild stuff.

Life Stages: School

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