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Chicago kids are headed to Iowa to campaign for presidential candidates

From WGN Radio. By: PETER ZIMMERMAN WGNAM | 1/16/20 https://wgnradio.com/2020/01/16/chicago-kids-are-headed-to-iowa-to-campaign-for-presidential-candidates/

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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Simpson College: The presidential candidate focused on appealing to the student voters

From ELON NEWS. By: Isabella Seman | 1/18/20 https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2020/01/former-vice-president-joe-biden-speaks-at-simpson-college  

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Chicago Teens Testing Political Waters In Iowa

From WBEZ 91.5. By: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | January 18, 2020 https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-teens-testing-political-waters-in-iowa/52edd862-8df4-4f36-b26c-e5bbacb12f75  

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Chicago high school students traveling to Des Moines to join campaign trail ahead of Iowa caucuses

From ABC7. By: John Garcia | Thursday, January 16, 2020 https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-students-join-presidential-campaign-trail-in-iowa/5853738/  

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Mikva student makes it onto the Biden delegate ballot for the 10th Congressional District for the Democratic National Committee

Student Spotlight: Victor Shi Mikva Challenge student Victor Shi, 17, a Senior at Stevenson High School, has secured a place on...

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Teaching hope during the 2020 campaign season

From good.is. By: Sarah Stitzlein / The Conversation | 05.06.19 https://www.good.is/articles/teaching-hope-2020

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Learning How to Hope: Reviving Democracy through Schools and Civil Society

Sarah Stitzlein’s new book, Learning How to Hope: Reviving Democracy through Schools and Civil Society uses Mikva Challenge’s Action Civics curricula...

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Missouri Teens Head To Iowa To Learn About Caucuses, Political Campaigns Up Close

From NPR | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO By RYAN DELANEY | JAN 12, 2020 https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-teens-head-iowa-learn-about-caucuses-political-campaigns-close#stream/0

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Students share thoughts on social issues at Soapbox NYC

From am New York. By: Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech | January 6, 2020 https://www.amny.com/editorial/students-share-thoughts-on-social-issues-at-soapbox-nyc/

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Chicago, DC and Detroit area youth head to Iowa to campaign for Presidential candidates

Update, June 2020 (see full original press release below): January 2020, Mikva Challenge brought over 200 students together from six states...

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