How to Fix It with John Avlon

S2 Ep1: A Civics Deficit in the Classroom


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As schools have continued to emphasize STEM courses and other subjects, civics has largely fallen off the curriculum calendar in most states—and we’re now living in a country roiled by political divisions and fears of violence. Richard Haass joins John to discuss the need for teaching what it means to be an American, the challenges of implementing a national civics curriculum, and how more nonprofit foundations should step up to support a new generation of Schoolhouse Rock-like projects, especially as the 250th anniversary of the U. S. approaches. Amb. Richard Haass joins John Avlon.

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  • The ambassador's book, "The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens"
  • iCivics, the education group founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
  • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
  • The National Constitution Center

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