{"id":1783,"date":"2026-03-03T16:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:53:01","slug":"if-we-want-a-stronger-democracy-after-250-years-it-starts-in-n-j-classrooms-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/?p=1783","title":{"rendered":"If we want a stronger democracy after 250 years, it starts in N.J. classrooms | Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1783\" class=\"elementor elementor-1783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c065c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c065c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40409b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e40409b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If we want a stronger democracy after 250 years, it starts in N.J. classrooms | Opinion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abb586 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3abb586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f4723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5f4723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3FXPW3UPFE67HUDU3B6KRWI4A-1024x682.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3FXPW3UPFE67HUDU3B6KRWI4A-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3FXPW3UPFE67HUDU3B6KRWI4A-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3FXPW3UPFE67HUDU3B6KRWI4A-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/civicsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/R3FXPW3UPFE67HUDU3B6KRWI4A.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de28dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de28dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CivicsNJ Steering Committee member Nicholas Chiaravalloti pens a new opinion piece for NJ.com on the future of civics and democracy in America. 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