What is the Presidential 1776 award for civics?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Presidential 1776 award for civics and the push for civics education under the Trump Administration.

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Under the Trump Administration, the federal government is pushing for a renewal of civics education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon commended the student participants. “To all of the students showing off their knowledge of our amazing nation and leaving their mark celebrating our Semiquincentennial, you’ve earned a big round of...

People in this episode

Host: Dean Bowen

Topics covered

• civics education
• Trump Administration
• student participation
• Semiquincentennial
• federal government

Keywords

• Presidential 1776 award
• civics education
• Trump Administration
• Linda McMahon
• student participants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump Administration

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