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Hess, Frederick M., Ed.; Warren, Hannah, Ed. – American Enterprise Institute, 2021
The newly created Conservative Education Reform Network (CERN) at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) invited a group of conservative education thinkers to sketch policy proposals that they would like to see in a new education agenda. The only requirement was that they offer suggestions that would complement the traditional conservative…
Descriptors: Networks, Educational Change, Political Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Chaltain, Sam; Wildasin, Michael – Insights on Law & Society, 2002
Discusses the project, "First Amendment Schools," by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the First Amendment Center (Arlington, Virginia). Explains that these schools involve students in the community and in democracy as a means to citizenship education. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Decision Making
Farnbach, Beth E. – 1995
The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the process of grant writing for law and civic education project directors who have little or no experience with proposals. The article attempts to clarify the usual components of grant proposals and provides some grant writing strategies. The paper is not intended to provide a complete…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Follman, Joe – 1997
This booklet is a guide to establishing youth service learning councils. The booklet begins with a discussion of what youth service learning councils are and why they are a good idea. The following aspects of initiating the process of forming a youth service learning council are explained: facilitating a youth service learning council; identifying…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizenship Education, Decision Making, Educational Resources
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Social Studies Review, 1997
Briefly describes a service-learning grant program and provides examples of elementary, middle, and high school projects awarded grants in 1996. Projects included efforts to educate the community about river pollution, multicultural murals, and a school activities news show. Includes application form and general guidelines and suggestions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Yugar, Yolanda; And Others – 1996
The Pennsylvania Department of Education's Learn and Serve America K-12 Grant Program distributes funds from the Corporation for National Service to schools to develop and expand service learning programs throughout Pennsylvania. The 1995-96 grant program is currently funding 101 school-based programs (70 recipients of continuing funds from the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kirchoff, Rebecca – Social Studies Review, 1997
Briefly summarizes 12 of the federally funded state projects supporting character education. Discusses the funding and governing authority for these grants and provides a contact number for each. Participating states include California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction