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Young voters make their voices heard in Wisconsin

Young voters in Wisconsin have a higher impact in elections compared to their counterparts in other states. Rashida Anderson-Abdullah speaks to students of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students before the 2022 gubernatorial and congressional district elections.

D.C. K-12 social studies standards updated for the first time since 2006

For the first time since 2006, the D.C. school Board of Education will update its social studies standards. This comes at a time when experts say history books and social studies curriculum in some schools lag behind and fail to prepare students to understand when democracy is in peril.

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