Gov pushing for ‘citizenship education’

<h2>The Morrison Government has announced that students will learn about Australia’s democratic values and political process with new resources for teachers&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&dollar;1 million will be used to create new teaching resources &&num;8220&semi;to improve how civics and citizenship is taught&comma;&&num;8221&semi; according to Minister for Education Dan  Tehan&period; The resources will be rolled out to teachers later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tehan said only 38 percent of Year 10 students were proficient in civics and citizenship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We need to ensure students know government works and have a deep knowledge about the history of politics in this country&comma;” Mr Tehan said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Australia has a proud democracy where every adult citizen is expected to vote and has the opportunity to engage in the political process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our country is stronger when we have informed citizens who understand their responsibilities and the consequences of their actions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our Government will develop innovative resources to help students learn about our democracy&comma; our system of government and our values&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Civics and citizenship education is&comma; in the end&comma; about safeguarding our democracy&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;

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