Civil requirement.

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Mississippi is now requiring all public schools to teach civil rights as part of their U.S. history curriculum, a first in the nation, according to The Christian Science Monitor. "How can you have a strong education program when you have high-achieving grads who have such little understanding of their own history?" asks Chauncey Spears, a local curriculum specialist. The bill, passed in 2006, requires that by...