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Civic Literacy

Why Local Newspapers Are the Basis of Democracy

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill of Rights, Civic-Literacy, Death of Newspapers, Democracy, Freedom of the Press, Federalism, Newspapers, Media News
John W. Whitehead

Subscribe to your local newspaper. Read it so you'll know what's happening in your community.

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The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civic-Literacy, First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, First Ammendment, Speech Ammendment, Constitution, 1st Ammendment, Freedom-of-Speech, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

"The Constitution makes clear there can be no religious test for holding office, and it is just as clear there can be no religious test for individual...

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The Responsibilities of Citizenship: A Bundle of Literacies

Charles M. Firestone | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environmental Literacy, Citizenship, Civic Literacy, Bundle of Literacies, Literacy, Cultural Literacy, Charles M. Firestone, Financial Literacy, Charlie Firestone, Media Literacy, News Literacy, Democracy, Digital Literacy, Citizen, Politics News
Charles M. Firestone

Literacy today is not simply learning to read. There are additional literacies -- abilities to understand and operate -- in 21st century America.

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