Revival in Civics Education Is Explored; Bush Task Force Aims to Use Sept. 11 to Galvanize Effort in American Schools

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 12, 2002| Author: Dana Milbank | Copyright information

Advisers to President Bush are developing an ambitious package of policies to convert the patriotic outpouring sparked by Sept. 11 into a systematic effort to teach love of country to school-age Americans.

The advisers do not seek to encourage flag-waving and sports- arena chants of "U.S.A." Rather, they favor an effort to restore civics education in American classrooms as part of a broad initiative to teach the obligations of citizenship.

A proposal to rekindle civics education ...

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