DePaul University launches center to teach civics to middle schoolers

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Sept. 7, 2026, 9 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 7, 2026, 9 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/depaul-university-center-teach-civics-middle-schoolers/

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DePaul University wants to teach middle schoolers about civic leadership. The university noted that in 2019, Illinois passed a law requiring a semester of civics education for public school students from grades six through eight. But a 2023 study by the Center for Information and Research on Civic ...