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Burgess Owens: “Currently, American students are woefully ignorant of basic…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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Rep Owens Introduces the CHARLIE Act for Committee Markup

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

This common sense legislation prohibits ideological capture of the ESAEA History and Civics program ensures that there's no prioritization of funding on the basis of race, sexual sex, gender, ideology, or immigration status. Currently, American students are woefully ignorant of basic civics and history. A 2024 survey of over 3,000 undergraduates conducted by the American Council of Trustees, Alumni, and College Pulse found that 40% of students believe that senators served four terms. (00:31–00:36)

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Asserts that American students lack knowledge of basic civics and history.

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