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As Pride Month closes out, Mikva Challenge proudly recognizes the LGBTQ+ youth who are using their voices to lead, serve, and strengthen their communities. We celebrate the many ways young people are showing up, stepping up, and shaping the future through leadership, dialogue, and action. Featured today is Lynx, a 2025 Soapbox Nation finalist.

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📣 Calling all Chicago Public Schools middle and high school social science educators!

Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Mikva Challenge IL Educator Fellowship: a year-long PAID professional learning opportunity in partnership with @chipubschools Social Science Department designed to help educators strengthen inquiry-based instruction, student voice, civic learning, and informed action.

As a fellow, you'll:
✨️ Collaborate with educators from across Chicago
✨️ Earn a $1,200 stipend and PDHs
✨️ Learn to use the CPS Inquiry to Action Framework and Mikva's Issues to Action Framework
✨️ Support students in investigating issues that matter to them and taking action in their communities

🔗 Learn more: https://canva.link/mikvaef2627

📝 Apply: tinyurl.com/MikvaEF27

📅 Priority Deadline: July 1, 2026
📅 Rolling Deadline: August 21, 2026

Help students become informed, engaged, and active civic leaders!

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📣 Attention educators heading to the ISTELive and ASCD Annual Conference:

Our very own Chief Strategy Officer Jill Bass is heading to the Sunshine State and will be presenting along with @cogenerate_ 's Janet Oh on Shared Power, Shared Learning on June 30th (Room W209AB).

This session shares new research on intergenerational allyship from CoGenerate and youth voice frameworks from Mikva Challenge. Participants will leave with strategies to elevate youth voice, strengthen school culture, and build authentic collaboration in classrooms and civic life.

We invite district and school administrators, staff, and educators to join us and learn more about how to develop youth and adult partnerships to strengthen learning and improve school culture.

Hope to see you in Orlando! @isteconnects #DemocracyIsAVerb