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How civics inspires students to get involved

From District Administration. By: Matt Zalaznick | Issue: November/December, 2019 November 1, 2019 https://districtadministration.com/civic-education-curriculum-inspires-citizenship/  

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Mikva’s Robyn Lingo sits in on The Kojo Nnamdi Show: What Do Local Students Think Of National Politics?

From The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Produced by Margaret Barthel and Cydney Grannan | Posted: Tuesday, Nov 19 2019 • 9 p.m....

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Soapbox challenge – Marquette County students get & give civics lessons

From the Mining Journal. By LISA BOWERS | Posted: NOV 9, 2019 https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2019/11/soapbox-challenge/

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Marquette Senior High School Soapbox Showcase

From the Fox UP. By Megan O’Connor | Posted: Fri 5:11 PM, Oct 25, 2019 | Updated: Fri 9:18 PM, Oct...

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Comics In The Classroom: Teaching Democracy

From the Beachwood Reporter September 24, 2019 The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that only 26% of Americans can...

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Soapbox Nation: Youth Speech Showcase

July 7, 2019 | Washington, D.C. See Mikva Challenge youth in action! Mikva Challenge held its public speaking competition, “Soapbox Nation:...

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Proving ourselves through civic engagement is important for immigrants

From the Daily Herald By Jeromel Lara | 8/26/2019 For immigrants who come to the United States, like my mother and...

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Action Civics highlighted | Education Weekly

‘Action Civics’ Enlists Students in Hands-On Democracy From Education Weekly By Catherine Gewertz | Education Week | March 20, 2019 The...

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Mikva Youth Interview Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams meets MIKVA Challenge’s GRL PWR Before Stacey Abram’s interview with Chicago Sun-Times’s Mary Mitchell, the author, non-profit CEO, and...

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Mikva Alum wants to become the D.C. Council’s first Latino member

Mikva Alum, Angel Henriquez, earned a ‘Right Direction’ award for boosting the involvement of young people and D.C.’s Latino community in...

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