Americans are united around the need for civic education, writes BrentBuc.
Navil Babonayaba, 16, center, a student at Yuma High School participates in her civics class in the rural farm town of Yuma in eastern Colorado.uch has been made about our divided populace, but when it comes to civic education, Americans across the political spectrum agree on its importance, that we need more of it, and it should be better funded.
This positive feeling for civics exposes a large gap between actual policy reflecting this strong commitment to civic education and what people believe is best for this country and its next generations, including: And while funding typically does not poll well, we found strong support for greater funding of civics to the tune of 65% of likely voters, including nearly 60% of Republicans, 73% of Democrats, and nearly 65% of parents.
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