Civics: Constitutional Issues: Why do they exist? Why they are important...

Why Teaching Civics in America's Classrooms Must Be a Trump-Era PriorityConstitutional Issues: 49 pages; 17,299The testing craze and resegregation stripped schools of a key mission: creating engaged citizens.KRISTINA RIZGAJAN/FEB 2017 ISSUE, Mother JonesMike McQuadeWhen I was about 10, a classmate in my small-town school in Latvia liked to tell me in between classes that he hated Jews. I was the only Jewish kid in school, and one day as I walked home I heard steps behind me. My eyes caught his, and we stood there for a moment. I still remember his face—hazel eyes, closely cropped blond hair—and his navy uniform jacket over a white shirt. Suddenly, I heard a crunch as his fist landed on my left cheekbone, and I fell backward on a sidewalk damp with melting snow. I still remember the hollow ringing in my left ear. I looked around to scream for help, but the streets were empty. I've never felt more terrified and alone. (1)"There is nothing we can do to change him," my father said in our g