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Schools Teach Less Civics When Civics Becomes Controversial, Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Reports

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Spotlights Civic Education Through Youth Programs

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, National Association of Secretaries of State Discuss Preparation for November Election

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O’Connor Institute Announces John Jay Fetzer Memorial Scholarship Winner

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Online High School Club Announces Scholarship

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Announces Youth Civics Programs

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Releases ‘Citizens Guide to Presidential Primaries’ and More Free, Online Civics Micro-Lessons for Adults

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Mourns Passing of Founder

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Announces Free, Online Civics Courses for Adults

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Announces Initiative to Produce New Research on Civics

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Celebrate Women’s History Month With Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Civics Challenge for Middle Schoolers

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Announces National Civics Challenge for Middle Schoolers

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O’Connor Institute Constitution Series to Showcase Thomas Sowell

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Commences Video Challenge

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O’Connor Institute Constitution Series Showcases Library of Congress

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O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Launches LAB 102

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O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Constitution Series Spotlights Brown v. Board of Education

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O’Connor Institute For American Democracy ‘Constitution Series’ Presents Heroes of Abolition and Suffrage Descendants

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy Launched

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Constitution Series to Feature Stanford’s Claude M. Steele, Ph.D.

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute ‘Constitution Series’ Features D.C. Circuit Court Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg

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Sandra Day O’Connor House Named to National Register of Historic Places

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In the News

Students want more civics education, but far too few schools teach it

Source: The Hechinger Report

Date: October 16, 2024

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Civics Education, Civil Discourse, and Civic Engagement

Source: Big Deal Media

Date: October 10, 2024

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Liam Julian discusses the importance of civics education

Source: Arizona PBS

Date: September 24, 2024

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Sandra Day O’Connor Institute inspires youth civics engagement

Source: Arizona PBS

Date: September 24, 2024

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For More Civics in Schools, Dial Down the Controversy

Source: RealClear Politics

Date: September 20, 2024

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For more civics in schools, dial down the controversy

Source: Olean Times Herald

Date: September 20, 2024

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As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy

Source: News21

Date: September 3, 2024

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Teaching civics to students can also educate their parents

Source: Chicago Tribune

Date: September 22, 2023

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Civics initiative: Trickle-down and trickle-up

Source: Arizona PBS

Date: September 18, 2023

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Children’s Voting Habits Could Influence Their Parents’ Political Participation

Source: Education Week

Date: September 12, 2023

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