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Classroom programs and student challenges aim to reach 50,000 students and train future civic leaders
Summary
Teachers, students and commission interns described the Keystone Classroom initiative and the Direct Effect Innovation Challenge as key education and workforce pipelines tied to America 2 50 PA; the Dennis Farm example illustrated inclusive local history programming.
Teachers, students and former interns described education programs that the commission says are already reaching tens of thousands of Pennsylvania children and young adults.
Laura Sasek, a second‑grade teacher in Scranton, told the committee that the Keystone Classroom initiative (KCI) brings age‑appropriate reenactments, storytellers and mascots into pre‑K through fourth‑grade classrooms. "Our learners went wild for…
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