What can California schools do to improve civic engagement? The U.S. ranks near the bottom of the world’s democracies in voter participation, and less than half of California’s high school seniors consider active involvement in state and local issues their responsibility. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by a state task force set up to revitalize K-12 civic education in California. How can schools help students get more interested and involved with issues in their community and government?
Report: California Schools Fall Short on Civics Education
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Guests:
David Gordon, superintendent of the Sacramento County Office of Education
Joseph Kahne, professor of education at Mills College, research director of the Civic Engagement Research Group and former member of the Civic Learning Task Force
Robin Mencher, director of Education and Media Learning for KQED
Young Whan Choi, history and civic engagement coordinator for the Oakland Unified School District
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