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Jordan Schwartz selected for Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities Organizing Institute...
In an unprecedented move in selecting a 15 year old, an advisory council of people with disabilities, the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and Project South have selected Jordan Schwartz, an Atlanta Girls' School 10th IMAGE OF JORDANgrade student as one of seven participants to a two-part Organizing Institute comprised of a five-month training period followed by a five-month paid fellowship. Read the whole article...
Sting Cancer shirt imageSting Cancer recently teamed up with the Breast Cancer Family Foundation and Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG foundation to raise awareness and celebrate survival by participating in Wear Yellow Day.

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We did it again! This series was awarded Best Instructional Series in the category of Instructional Media from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).
A membership organization serving public television stations, NETA annually recognizes the best in program production, promotion, outreach, and instructional media. This award is a great achievement and we are glad to share it with everyone involved in the production of democracy it is!
AVA Award imageThe Wisconsin Educational Communications Board is proud to announce that democracy it is! has won an AVA Platinum Award for Program 8: Activism & Social Justice.

emocracy it is! is a multimedia civics project with eight programs designed to meet the needs of educators in reaching and exceeding Wisconsin and national education goals with video, web, and teaching guide materials, all directly aligned with Wisconsin and national cross-curricular standards.


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PBS Teachers Presents –
Access, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement


Discover the power of social media while promoting your students’ civic engagement. On this interactive Web site you'll find helpful resources, recommended sites, quizes, and more!