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Image:  Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story (https://www.amazon.com/Land-Hope-Invitation-Great-American/dp/1641771399/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AZ9N0ZS7X1EY&dchild=1&keywords=land+of+hope+wilfred+mcclay&qid=1604089893&s=books&sprefix=land+of+hope%2Caps%2C152&sr=1-1) , by Wilfred M. McClay  (https://www.amazon.com/Wilfred-M-McClay/e/B001JSD5L8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1604089893&sr=1-1) David Davenport, @HooverInst, research Fellow at the Hoover Institution; specializes in constitutional federalism, civic education; in re:  Rectifying this is a matter of public will.   To have a resilient democracy and operate our country, we need to [address] this.  “The Nation’s Report Card”— we do testing in reading and math but have fallen off in civics.  If we’re gong to test everything else, must test civics and history, and a student must pass to be graduated from high school. Need to start in primary school. “Building the layer cake.” We need to learn from history, warts and all. Florida got in the game early.  Maryland, Illinois, Vermont: grades 1-12, each one has an assignment. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-civics-education-crisis-can-be-fixed-without-congressional-gridlock https://www.flipsnack.com/six40/civics-report-final/full-view.html