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Census 2020
The results of the census determine the number of seats for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives and are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts. Federal agencies use the results to distribute more than $675 billion in federal funds each year. Don’t delay, complete the Census today! Government Information Information in […]
Citizen U Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 4
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Citizen U Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 3
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Citizen U Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 2
Read it, then subscribe! CIVICS IN ACTION Citizen U: Weaving civics across grades and disciplines Featured Lessons TPS Civics Educator Micro-credential Program Our American Voice: Action-based civics education program Program/Project News/Updates On Our Radar: Civics News & Happenings TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES TPS Civics Resources Teachers Network Highlights Primary Source Nexus: Latest Posts Curated Primary […]
Citizen U Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 1
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OAV Summit 2019 Shows Program Stronger Than Ever
The 11th annual OAV Summit took place on May 9th at Guaranteed Rate Field (home of the White Sox) in Chicago, and at the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois on May 16th. The program, which began in a handful of Chicago area schools, now extends from Wadsworth to Mattoon, Danville to Peoria, inner city Chicago […]
OAV, DePaul University Partner Up
OAV, DePaul partner on new venture–read all about it… The Barat Education Foundation, creators of Our American Voice, and DePaul University’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning are teaming up in a new joint venture to establish a new Center for Civic Learning and Engagement Communities (CLEC) in Illinois, designed to be be a model replicable […]
OAV Support Clears The Bases
A fundraising home run; what’s next for 2017-18 On a glorious day to play two, a national political leader anonymously bought enough tickets to give every OAV teacher a chance to win our 2016-17 season-ending fundraising raffle. And with Callie and Ella on the field, Katie Lamb Heinz took their best pitch and hey hey, […]
Dream Building In Berwyn
Komensky Elem launches a new, all-inclusive playground June 12, 2017 is a day students and teachers at Komensky Elementary School in Berwyn won’t soon forget, the culmination of two years of hard work that began when 5th graders in Komensky’s Our American Voice program decided that their school needed a […]