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District to pilot IU-backed Democracy Quest VR civics unit; DOD-funded, IRB-approved study includes parent consent
Summary
Franklin schools sought approval Sept. 9 to pilot Democracy Quest, a virtual-reality civics curriculum aligned with fifth- and sixth-grade civic standards; the project is IRB-approved by Indiana University and the Department of Defense is the funding source, with teacher compensation, VR headsets and a November classroom pilot planned.
The Franklin Community School Corp. board heard Sept. 9 about a planned pilot of Democracy Quest, a virtual‑reality civics module developed with the IU Center on Representative Government. District staff requested approval to identify 2–3 teachers to participate in a professional‑development cohort, to obtain parental consent links for research surveys, and to pilot the Philadelphia 1787 curriculum module in classrooms during a two‑day November pilot.
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