The 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Education goes to a pair of University of Wisconsin researchers.
Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy are being honored for their study on the discussion of controversial political issues in high school classrooms.
They found that teacher-led discussions of topics such as immigration, gun control and abortion should be encouraged and help students become more politically engaged adults.
Hess and McAvoy spoke with WFPL’s Rick Howlett about their work.
Hess begins by describing their four year study that involved students and teachers in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
