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Fifth-graders field questions at mock congressional hearing

Tukes Valley Middle School among many using We the People curriculum to teach history

By Katie Gillespie, Columbian Education Reporter
Published: June 12, 2019, 9:07pm
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Fifth-grader Lason Spencer, left, answers a question during a mock congressional hearing Wednesday at Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground. Through the We the People curriculum, students learn about history with hands-on lessons, such as Wednesday’s presentation.
Fifth-grader Lason Spencer, left, answers a question during a mock congressional hearing Wednesday at Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground. Through the We the People curriculum, students learn about history with hands-on lessons, such as Wednesday’s presentation. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

BATTLE GROUND — If you’ve caught much C-SPAN in the last couple of years, this is probably a familiar scene: elected officials staring down fidgeting panelists, grilling them on what they know (or don’t know) about current affairs.

But there’s no robotic smiling Mark Zuckerberg here. William Barr isn’t defending his presentation of the Mueller report.

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