Osseo Teacher Wins National Award for Declaration of Independence Lesson:

Walk into Megan Thompson's AP government class at Osseo High School and you will hear students passionately debating Supreme Court cases. It is exactly that kind of civic energy Thompson hoped to spark when teaching about the Declaration of Independence. "I think so often we think it's been 250 years, that what these men from so long ago were thinking about doesn't apply anymore," Thompson said. "I wanted to challenge students to really reflect on those ideals and make connections to today." An Award-winning…