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  The eighth-grade class prepared the questions for state Sen. Adam Hinds that were then vetted and chosen by the student civics leaders who represent each civics class.   Questions ranged from hate crime legislation, the First Amendment, the vaccination rollout, and getting back to a "new normal."   Principal Michael Henault said it was the changes made in 2018 to the states history and social science curriculum framework that led to the virtual town hall with the senator. The core pr...

Print this article Winning control of both houses of Congress and the White House had Democrats pondering ways to secure national dominance, whether that be by pushing to add Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico as states or abolishing the Electoral College. But one tactic hasn’t received nearly as much attention as it deserves: the manipulation of civics education. Required adventures in “action civics,” student protest and lobbying for course credit, will eventually be paired with a push...

Photograph: Adobe Stock Announcing a fellowship to prepare and support the next generation of Black journalists, editors, and publishers. Boston Review is now accepting applications for the Black Voices in the Public Sphere Fellowship, designed to prepare and support the next generation of Black journalists, editors, and publishers. It is no secret that there is a profound lack of diversity in the media. Our new fellowship is intended to address this problem, build...

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Common calendar, Packet papers, February 12 Common calendar, Packet papers, February 12 French American School Princeton (FASP) is accepting enrollment. At FASP, students in preschool (3 years old) through grade 8 benefit from a rigorous bilingual curriculum accredited by the Middle State Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools and the French Ministry of Education; personalized attention thanks to small class sizes; and a multicultural community with more than 30 nationalit...

Common calendar, Packet papers, February 5 Common calendar, Packet papers, February 5 Ongoing Princeton University Concerts (PUC) is expanding its digital offerings for the remainder of the 2020-21 season to replace planned in-person concerts, many of which will be rescheduled to future seasons. The university’s performing arts series has recast all of its virtual programming to directly address socially relevant topics. This includes: a new podcast series, Breathe in Music, bringing PUC’s...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 29 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 29 Ongoing Princeton University Concerts (PUC) is expanding its digital offerings for the remainder of the 2020-21 season to replace planned in-person concerts, many of which will be rescheduled to future seasons. The university’s performing arts series has recast all of its virtual programming to directly address socially relevant topics. This includes: a new podcast series, Breathe in Music, bringing PUC’s...