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12. Well, yeah. Never should have stopped

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:57 AM

Jul 2021

teaching it in schools. 50+ years ago, my junior high required it in 8th grade and my senior high required it in 12th grade.

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New Law Requires Civics Proficiency In Rhode Island High Schools. [View all] elleng Jul 2021 OP

Fantastic! JudyM Jul 2021 #1

Great news but can already hear the outrage: yonder Jul 2021 #2

STUPID outrage won't prevail (in R.I. and other informed states.) elleng Jul 2021 #3

.. yonder Jul 2021 #5

The handful of idiots in RI get drowned out BradAllison Jul 2021 #9

OK for THAT kind of 'discrimination,' elleng Jul 2021 #11

That's EXCELLENT! calimary Jul 2021 #4

SURE as hell should be, elleng Jul 2021 #6

Civics should be taught in all 50 states and American Territories PJMcK Jul 2021 #18

That's for sure. calimary Jul 2021 #19

About time they started teaching that again. 2naSalit Jul 2021 #7

Wasn't it Sandra Day O'Connor Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #8

You got it: elleng Jul 2021 #10

Well, yeah. Never should have stopped wnylib Jul 2021 #12

FL used to require "CPS" -- Comparative Political Systems. eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #14

It should start with younger kids. BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #15