James Shwallon teaches U.S. history from the pre-colonial era up to the Civil War at Laurel Highlands Middle School and doesn’t expect his students to know prior to taking his course what egalitarianism or universal white male suffrage mean. Shwallon ponders a proposed state Senate bill that would require students to pass a civics test identical to the exam produced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services before they can graduate high school.
Herald-Standard, Dec. 3, 2017
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