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[https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/teaching-the-american-revolution/ by ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT 15/11/25] | [https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/teaching-the-american-revolution/ by ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT 15/11/25] | ||
On Constitution Day, the U.S. Department of Education launched the America 250 Civics Coalition as part of this administration’s plans to celebrate “a new era of American greatness.” The coalition of 40 organizations includes the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, Moms for Liberty, PragerU, and Turning Point USA. (Read background on this coalition in Authors Against Book Bans.) | On Constitution Day, the U.S. Department of Education launched the America 250 Civics Coalition as part of this administration’s plans to celebrate “a new era of American greatness.” The coalition of 40 organizations includes the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, Moms for Liberty, PragerU, and Turning Point USA. (Read background on this coalition in Authors Against Book Bans.) | ||
=====Two perspectives on originalism and the Constitution===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2025/09/two-perspectives-on-originalism-and-the-constitution by PBS Shows 22/9/25] | |||
In two conversations about that debate, News Hour discussed ways the Supreme Court and others have interpreted the document through the centuries. One interpretation, originalism, is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. | |||
