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The Orrin G. Hatch Center recently published an op-ed titled "America is facing a civics crisis. Heres how to fix it." It states that we are in "A pandemic of civic disengagement and deepening recession in civic education... According to the Nations Report Card, only 15% of students are proficient in American history and a mere 24% are proficient in civics... and only one in three Americans could pass the citizenship test... we must make the teaching of civics a greater priority in our schools...

Matt Sandgren: Utah leads on innovative solutions to mental health crisis New 988 emergency number connects people with mental health services. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart speaks during a news conference about the National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act being signed into law. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. By Matt Sandgren | Special to The Tribune   | Jan. 26, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Amid a global pandemic and an economic recession, our country is also grap...