Over the last 60 years, there has been unconscionable neglect of civics and American history at both the K–12 and university levels.
Surveys by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) show that fewer than 20 percent of colleges nationwide require an American history or government course for graduation. Unsurprisingly, this deficit has made its way into the training of teachers, too. Future K–12 teachers are unlikely to learn the basic facts about our founding principles and our long history of working toward that more perfect union that our Founders envisioned.
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