This episode of Shaping the Future is about K-12 education's democratic responsibility to teach civics. Dock is joined by Sylvia Acevedo, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA and author of Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist, and Dr. Emma Humphries, Chief Education Officer at iCivics.
Read more on our Shaped blog, including a full transcript and research for this episode: https://www.hmhco.com/blog/why-is-civic-education-important-in-schools-podcast
Inspire your students to become active and informed citizens with HMH Election Connection 2020: https://hmcurrentevents.com/presidential-election-connection/
More info about Sylvia Acevedo's book: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Path-to-the-Stars/9781328809568
To learn more about iCivics: https://www.icivics.org/
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