Go to AP original
CHICAGO (AP) — Her neighborhood, with its police cameras and abandoned buildings, isn't known for inspiring hope. Yet, 18-year-old Ariel Williams feels empowered.
She's lobbied her state lawmakers to increase education funding. She and other students traveled to Iowa in December to campaign for presidential candidates. And now she can't wait to vote in November's election.
They are the sort of results that happen when civics education is creative and engaging, according to a new study.
more...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Web Links
- ABC News
- Al Jazeera-English
- AP Breaking News
- Atlanta Journal & Constitution
- BBC News
- Bloomberg
- Boston Globe
- Buzz Flash
- CBC News
- Christian Science Monitor
- CNN
- Common Dreams
- DemocracyNow
- Financial Times
- Ha'aretz
- Huffington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- McClatchy-Washington Bureau
- Media Matters
- MSNBC
- New York Times
- NPR
- Randi Rhodes
- San Jose Mercury News
- SF Gate
- Truthout.org
- UK Guardian
- UK Independent
- USA Today
- Washington Post
- WikiLeaks
No comments:
Post a Comment