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the People/ Wisconsin is a multi-media partnership
that provides timely forums so that citizens can question
political candidates, public officials -- and themselves.
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| The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Citizenship Initiative |
| How can schools help children become caring, contributing, productive, and responsible members of society? It has been an important part of the mission of public education for generations. The Department of Public Instruction has recently developed a resource guide to help schools succeed in this mission. |
| www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/sspw/citindex.html |
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| Institute for Wisconsin's Future |
| The Institute for Wisconsin's Future (IWF) is a statewide policy research and community education center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our mission is to inform residents about issues affecting their lives and increase citizen involvement in decision making on key state policies. |
| wisconsinsfuture.org |
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| The Center for Civic Education |
| The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy. |
| www.civiced.org |
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| Civnet |
| Civnet is a website of Civitas International for civic education practitioners (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promoting civic education all over the world. |
| www.civnet.org/ |
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| Constitutional Rights Foundation |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights, and educate them to become active and responsible participants in our society. |
| www.crf-usa.org |
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| Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge |
| Freedoms Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching young people the principles upon which our nation was founded. Theye hope to convey the close link between the rights and the responsibilities of citizens in society. |
| www.ffvf.org |
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| The Library of Congress |
| The Library preserves a collection of nearly 121 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill. |
| www.loc.gov |
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| National Commission on Civic Renewal |
| The National Commission on Civic Renewal, made possible by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, will include individuals across the political spectrum and from many different walks of life, all of whom have demonstrated leadership in their fields and a commitment to the betterment of our country. The purpose of the Commission is to assess the condition of civic engagement in the United States today and to propose specific actions -- to be undertaken by the public, private, and voluntary sectors as well as by individuals -- that could improve this condition. |
| www.puaf.umd.edu/Affiliates/CivicRenewal/ |
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| The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship |
| The James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship has as its mission to assume a national leadership role in preparing new generations of American citizens. The focus is to provide programs, institutes, activities and resources for educators to implement more powerful citizenship programs and opportunities that result in active student involvement in schools and communities. |
| www.edci.purdue.edu/ackerman |
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| U.S. Department of Education |
| The U.S. Department of Education was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress
in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October
1979). The Department's mission is to:
- Strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual;
- Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education;
- Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs;
- Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through
Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information;
- Improve the coordination of Federal education programs;
- Improve the management of Federal education activities; and
- Increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.
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| www.ed.gov |
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