Actor Richard Dreyfuss Takes on Civics Crisis

Richard Dreyfuss, an award-winning actor, is sounding the alarm.
Actor Richard Dreyfuss Takes on Civics Crisis
UNDERSTANDING AMERICA: A screen grab from the website of The Dreyfuss Initiative, an organization that provides a platform for educators, sponsors and supporters who value the importance of civics and its role in public education, initiated by actor Richard Dreyfuss. Jim Fogarty/The Epoch Times
Andrea Hayley
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UNDERSTANDING AMERICA: A screen grab from the website of The Dreyfuss Initiative, an organization that provides a platform for educators, sponsors and supporters who value the importance of civics and its role in public education, initiated by actor Richard Dreyfuss. (Jim Fogarty/The Epoch Times)
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com