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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! YMCA Youth and Government is a program run by the YMCA in the United States to educate high school students about the principles of democratic government. Started in New York in 1936, the Youth and Government program was the brainchild of Clement “Pete” Duran, the Boys’ Work Secretary of the Albany YMCA. Duran felt that America was in need of better educated politicians with real character and integrity. He believed that t… More >>
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“[An] exemplary, thoroughly readable account.” — Publishers Weekly
“This book takes you through the history of how the idea of public education began, to where we are right now. . . . It’s so beautifully done, judiciously done, and I’m really proud to help it along.” — Meryl Streep