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Florida bill would mandate civics lessons in schools
- 04-07-2010
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By Hannah Sampson/Miami Herald
Hoping to turn out students who wouldn't embarrass themselves if quizzed on national television, Florida lawmakers are poised to enact a law that would force kids to pass a middle school civics test in order to get to high school. "I call this the anti-Jay Leno bill,'' said state Senator Nancy Detert, the bill's sponsor, referring to the host's "Jaywalking'' segment. "Because I'm not amused by the fact that nobody knows anything about their government -- although they all have an opinion.'' Florida law says students in middle school must take social studies courses, including civics, but does not require them to pass a test to be promoted. That would change under the bill. (more...)
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