<description> &lt;p&gt;In most American schools, children *hear about* democracy, but don’t get to *practice* it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Arielle Jennings, Hilary Moss, and Nikole Hannah-Jones.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by the Summer Street Brass Band, Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Photo: Stephen Buckley, Jelicity Mercado, Bella Goncalves, and Angelica Pareja, eighth-grade students at Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell, Massachusetts, with their award at Civics Day in Boston, December 2019.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Scene on Radio

Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

S4 E10: Schooled for Democracy

MAY 13, 202059 MIN
Scene on Radio

S4 E10: Schooled for Democracy

MAY 13, 202059 MIN

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<p>In most American schools, children *hear about* democracy, but don’t get to *practice* it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like?</p> <p>Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Arielle Jennings, Hilary Moss, and Nikole Hannah-Jones.</p> <p>The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by the Summer Street Brass Band, Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.</p> <p>Photo: Stephen Buckley, Jelicity Mercado, Bella Goncalves, and Angelica Pareja, eighth-grade students at Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell, Massachusetts, with their award at Civics Day in Boston, December 2019.</p>