We have come to take democracy for granted, and civic education has fallen by the wayside. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States December 31, 2019 Since 2015, the Civic Education Center has guided US History teachers, in grades 5, 8 and 11, to use civil dialogue, inquiry and exciting civic service […]

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By: Dr. Stephen Morris Growing up in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, about an hour north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I would often hear rumors of a massacre in Tulsa. But often, these words were spoken in hushed tones and combined with Biblical themes of apocalyptical judgment when the sun and the moon turned blood red, words that were […]

Baird 8th Graders Tour US Court 160 Baird students got a powerful lesson on the Constitution and the Judicial System at the Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse on 10/27.  Chief US District Judge O’Neill challenged students to apply the Bill of Rights to their lives through fun simulations and deep dialogue.  Students were excited to respond to questions about […]