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At court-sponsored institutes across the country, classroom teachers are hearing first-person experiences on topics ranging from judges’ perspectives on judicial independence in their decision-making, to lawyers’ insights into Constitutional tensions between the First Amendment and national security concerns.
The programs are offered as teachers institutes by federal courts in seven states. At these professional development programs, fifth-grade through twelfth-grade teachers spend one to five days at nearby federal courthouses in-person and in hybrid formats to help elevate civics education in schools
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