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Civics 101: Educating Engaged Citizens and Future Leaders

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From kindergarten to higher education and beyond, civic education is essential to the development of an engaged public. Experts in education discuss the critical influence of civic learning on workforce development, the role two-year institutions of higher education play, and what it means to educate whole citizens.

Hosted and produced by the Karsh Institute of Democracy, the UVA School of Education and Human Development, and Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy. Introduction by Stephanie Rowley, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education and dean of the UVA School of Education and Human Development. 

Speakers

Carrie Billy

Former President and CEO

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

Arne Duncan

Former US Secretary of Education

Administration of President Barack Obama

Aimee Rogstad Guidera

Virginia Secretary of Education

Administration of Governor Glenn Youngkin

James E. Ryan

President

University of Virginia

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