History Education, Civics, and Student Advocacy - Seeking Common Ground

Guests representing diverse political perspectives find some common ground on these controversial questions:

• What does high-quality history and civics education look like in a democratic society?
• What should teachers, particularly those who teach history and civics, be teaching our children?
• Do new state laws, like HB3979 in Texas and SB623 in Tennessee, that restrict what teachers can talk about with their students strengthen or weaken our democracy?  
• Should students learn about civics by solving real problems and working with government representatives?

 Guests include:

• Ace Parsi, Senior Director of Outreach and Partnerships for Educating for American Democracy
• Amber Northern, Senior Vice President for Research at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• Danny Diaz, Director of UCLA's History-Geography Project and a former high school history teacher