ACTA in the NewsCivic Literacy
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When one thinks of states that are blazing the way with innovative public policy solutions, conservatives and libertarians think of places...
Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Case for Contention: Teaching Controversial Issues in American Schools, joins ACTA’s Erik Gross to discuss the decline of civic education, the history and purpose of higher education, college costs, and more.
ACTA in the NewsCivic Literacy
When one thinks of states that are blazing the way with innovative public policy solutions, conservatives and libertarians think of places...
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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is delighted to welcome the Madden Center for Value Creation at Florida Atlantic University and the Center for Great Books & Human Flourishing into the Oases of Excellence network. Oases of Excellence are outstanding programs at colleges and universities across the country that are dedicated to educating […]
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