The American Institutes for Research is offering school districts an opportunity to join an exciting new project that will provide high school U.S. history teachers with access to new research-backed Reading Like a Historian (RLH) curriculum curriculum materials and provide them with 20-hours of free professional development from the Digital Inquiry Group (DIG), formerly the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG). 

Participation in this project is offered at no cost, and teachers will be compensated for their time.

Reading Like a Historian (RLH) is an award-winning history curriculum that has students use historical documents to answer questions about the past and develop arguments supported by evidence. The new RLH lessons developed for this project also feature integrated formative assessments and incorporate digital literacy skills from DIG’s Civic Online Reasoning (COR) curriculum that help students evaluate the credibility of information on the internet, a necessary skill for democratic participation in the 21st century. RLH and COR have logged more than 15 million downloads, and both are backed by peer-reviewed research that shows their effectiveness.

Learn more about the opportunity here.

Join iCivics on February 4, 2025, from 6–7 p.m. CT for The Importance of Digital Literacy in the Classroom, a free webinar hosted by Natacha Scott, iCivics’ Director of Educator Engagement, and Joel Breakstone, Executive Director of the Digital Inquiry Group.

This webinar is designed to support educators like you in helping students think critically about the information they encounter online. You’ll gain:

• Tools to help students identify misinformation, disinformation, and AI-generated content.
• Strategies to teach critical online thinking skills.
• Deeper insights into using the Civic Digital Literacy collection.

This webinar is the perfect opportunity to dive deeper into empowering your students with these essential skills we all know they need.

Reserve your spot now and take your classroom’s digital literacy journey to the next level!

Register Now

Over 250 educators joined KQED for our first webinar on GenAI Guidelines for student-centered media creation! Missed the workshop? Watch here.

And don’t miss the next webinar for grades 3-12: Fact-Check the Chatbot: Spotting Misinformation and Hallucinations in GenAI on February 11, 6pm CT. How can you help students fact-check GenAI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini? Learn how to identify credible sources, avoid misinformation, and test your skills with our updated game, Share or Beware! Leave with tips and resources to boost students' online research confidence. 

Register Here!

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) published an initial analysis of the CIRCLE Post-2024 Election Youth Poll. It includes data and insights about young voters and, crucially, about youth who did not participate in last year's election.

Some key findings:

• Multiple Barriers: Some youth were ignored by campaigns or lacked support to vote, but 44% of young nonvoters were disinterested or disliked the candidates.
• Informed and Qualified: Three out of four youth saw at least some information about registering to vote and felt well-qualified to cast a ballot.
• Politically Homeless: Less than 1 in 4 youth, and just 13% of those who didn't vote, feel like they belong to a group that expresses itself politically.
• Issues Are Key: Nearly half of youth who voted said one of their top motivations was having an impact on the issues they care about.
• Diverse Priorities: The cost of living/inflation was far and away youth's top issue, but they were also concerned with healthcare, abortion, climate and immigration.
• Struggling Financially: More than 40% of youth, and over 60% of young nonvoters in 2024, sometimes or often find it difficult to meet basic needs.

Read the Full Poll Analysis

Each year, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) invites students in grades 3-12 to participate in our Annual Civics Education Essay Contest to encourage youth to engage with the principles of U.S. government.

You make a difference

Since 2014, the contest has experienced remarkable growth—from 65 entries to more than 1,700—thanks to educators, nonprofits, court partners, parents, and civics education advocates like you who champion our contest and encourage participation in your local communities.

We are pleased to offer prize money to the top three winners in each category—elementary, middle, and high school—to honor their achievements.

View past winners and essays.

Next steps

Mark your calendars for February 17, 2025, the day we reveal this year’s thought-provoking essay questions, entry guidelines, and a promotional toolkit to help you encourage participation.

Essays must be submitted by midnight ET on Friday, March 21, 2025. Winners will be announced and celebrated on May 1, 2025.

Please contact Molly Justice for additional information.

Thursday, February 6, 2025

7 p.m. CT (Zoom webinar)

Join the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for a conversation with author Dr. Jonathan White on his recently released book, A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln, co-edited with William J. Griffing. White will also share insight on his latest children’s book, tentatively titled At the White House with President Lincoln.

One hundred sixty years after Abraham Lincoln’s death, it can be difficult to find sources that shed new light on his life, but that is exactly what Jonathan W. White and William J. Griffing have done. A Great and Good Man provides excerpts from more than 200 previously unpublished accounts written by men and women who lived during the Civil War. Some saw Lincoln deliver speeches, review the troops, or light up cigars with soldiers. Others offer pointed commentary on his policies and decisions. Through these selections, readers get an in-depth and, at times, startling view of the Civil War era, from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 to the assassination in 1865.

Jonathan W. White is a professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is the author or editor of 17 books, including A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House, and co-winner of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. He serves as vice chair of The Lincoln Forum, and in 2019, he won the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s Outstanding Faculty Award.

Register Here

Dr. Yael Sternhell

Thursday, March 6, 2025

7 p.m. CT (Zoom webinar)

Join ALPLM Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for a lively discussion with Dr. Yael Sternhell on her latest book, War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War.



The Civil War generated a vast archive of official records—documents that would shape the postwar era and determine what future generations would know about the war. Author Yael Sternhell traces these records from their creation during wartime through their deployment in a host of postwar battles, including those between the federal government and Southerners seeking reparations and between veterans blaming each other for defeat.

Yael A. Sternhell is an associate professor of history and American Studies at Tel Aviv University, specializing in the history of the long Civil War era. Sternhell, who also authored Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South, is a regular contributor on U.S. politics to Ha’aretz and is a proud board member of the New Israel Fund, the country’s leading human rights and social justice organization.

Register Here

David B. Wiegers

Thursday, April 3, 2025

7 p.m. CT (Zoom webinar)

Join ALPLM Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for a presentation and discussion with author and photographer David B. Wiegers on Women Sculptors as featured in his article Wildfire, Miss Clampitt, and the Wonder Girl from the West: Early Women Sculptors of Abraham Lincoln, published in the Lincoln Forum Bulletin Spring 2024 edition.

In the middle of the 19th century, women were not generally a force in American sculpture. Art, and especially sculpture, were a male-centric occupation. Three women sculpted images of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s and 1870s. Vinnie Ream (Hoxie) and Sarah Fisher Ames produced images of Lincoln that would be displayed in the United States Capitol building. A third, Edmonia Lewis, broke many barriers of race and gender.

Lincoln buff and talented amateur photographer David B. Wiegers has an abiding interest in Abraham Lincoln. His photographs of Lincoln statues have been seen in Summers with Lincoln and Public Sculptures of Abraham Lincoln by Jim Percoco, American Art Review Magazine, and in Fred Reed’s books Abraham Lincoln – The Image of His Greatness and Abraham Lincoln – Beyond the American Icon. Fifty of Wiegers’s photographs were included in Lincoln Hall at the University of Illinois by John Hoffman. In May 2022, Wiegers and colleague Scott Schroeder published an online Google Map titled The Lincoln Sculpture Project’s Lincoln Sculpture Map on Google. Wiegers and his wife Wendy, live in Gurnee, Illinois.

Register Here

Dr. Frank W. Garmon Jr.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

7 p.m. CT (Zoom webinar)

Join ALPLM Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. CT, for an enlightening discussion with author Dr. Frank W. Garmon on his latest book A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age.

The book traces the career of Charles Cowlam, a Gilded Age swindler who received presidential pardons from Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. His intrigues reveal how Americans built trust amidst the transience and anonymity of the nineteenth century and exposes the vulnerabilities of a political system built on personal connections. 

Frank W. Garmon Jr. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and American Studies at Christopher Newport University, specializing in American political economy. Garmon received the Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching Student Writing in 2023, and his first book, A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam’s Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age, will be published by Louisiana State University Press in the fall of 2024.

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The Constitutional Democracy Project and the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) invite high school students and teachers from Chicago and the surrounding Metropolitan area to participate in You(th) Decide. This engaging forum allows students to explore and deliberate on a pending case before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Featured Case Topic: Is Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Minors a Violation of Equal Protection Rights?

Why Participate?

• Engage in Real-World Issues: Study a current Supreme Court case and develop informed opinions.
• Collaborate and Debate: Connect with peers from across the region to exchange ideas and discover common ground.
• Learn from Legal Experts: Interact with law students, professors, and legal professionals.
• Act as Supreme Court Justices: Analyze the case and participate in a simulated court deliberation.

How It Works:

Pre-Event Preparation: Students will choose and respond to one of three questions prepared by a constitutional law professor. Their response will be reviewed by a law student, providing valuable feedback before the event.

Day of Deliberation: On February 21, students will convene at Chicago-Kent College of Law to discuss the case with their peers, law students, and legal scholars.

Final Decision: Students will deliberate and decide the case as if they were Justices of the Supreme Court.

Who Can Attend?

• High school students currently enrolled in social studies classes in Chicago and the Metropolitan area
• Teachers seeking an enriching, hands-on learning opportunity for their students

Registration Details: Cost: $150 per school (covers all materials and lunch); Individual students can register for $15.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience the power of civic engagement and legal reasoning first-hand!

For more information, contact Dee Runaas, Project Director.

REGISTER HERE



Supreme Court rulings on gun laws highlight the struggle to balance individual rights and public safety. This new video and classroom resources consider perspectives on multiple sides of the debate over the meaning of the Second Amendment. The short film features experts spotlighting:

•    The Founding era's focus on “a well regulated militia.”
•    The District of Columbia v. Heller ruling (2008), where the Supreme Court affirmed an individual’s right to own firearms for personal use.
•    The McDonald v. Chicago decision (2010), which extended those rights to state and local governments.

Explore New Resources

National News Literacy Week is here. It’s not too late to get involved!

• Watch this PSA on the urgent need to provide educators with resources to help students navigate our complex information landscape. Then, share it with your network.

• Learn what teens think about news literacy education. Read this report, News Literacy in America.
• Prepare to become the most interesting person at your Super Bowl party when you attend this free webinar, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. CT, Hard hits, hidden truths: How investigative journalism tackled the NFL’s concussion problem. Journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas discusses her reporting on traumatic brain injuries in the NFL, which we’ll explore in the context of the watchdog role of a free press. Laskas literally wrote the book on this issue.

REGISTER NOW



Civic Learning Week (CLW) is hosted annually by iCivics and seeks to highlight the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States.

By highlighting the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and engaged populace, CLW seeks to further energize the movement to prioritize civic education across the nation.

Get the FREE Educator Toolkit to access resources for planning and communicating your participation in Civic Learning Week. The toolkit includes planning resources, sample social media posts, graphic assets, and more.

Visit the CLW website for a calendar of events and opportunities for your community to participate.

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

Executive and Legislative Documents

The Law Library of Congress has compiled guides to commemorative observations, including a comprehensive inventory of the Public Laws, Presidential Proclamations and congressional resolutions related to Black History Month.

Other Dedicated Web Sites

• Black History Month Resources
• National Endowment for the Humanities – African American History and Culture in the United States
• National Park Service – Black History Month
• Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of African American History and Culture
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – Black History Month

In November 2019, the National Archives Foundation launched a new research fund to honor Cokie Roberts, who shed light on the stories of countless women in U.S. history that were previously unknown to the public. She showed how these lives had an impact on our country’s narrative and added to the rich heritage of our nation. Just as her prose and spirited discussions brought moments in history to new audiences, the Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women’s History seeks to encourage the next generation of historians, journalists and authors to continue this legacy.

• Application Window: Completed applications are due to the National Archives Foundation any time between December 2, 2024 and April 14, 2025.
• Scope: The Cokie Roberts Research Fund for Women’s History will support one to three annual fellowships for emerging and established historians, journalists, authors, or graduate students who perform and publish new research to elevate women’s history using the records held by the National Archives. This fellowship is intended to support the cost of travel and time to conduct research and publish works related to original research conducted at the National Archives. 
• Eligibility: Applicants must be emerging or established historians, journalists, authors, or graduate students with proven writing skills, a demonstrated passion for women’s history, and the ability to perform in-person research at a National Archives facility. Applicants can be based anywhere in the U.S.
• Award: Up to $12,500
• Deadlines: The 2025 Application is now open. Apply by April 14, 2025.
• Have questions? Check out our FAQs.

Apply Now

The Illinois Council for the Social Studies is proud to announce an online seminar series in the Winter and Spring of 2025. ICSS has heard from members that online seminars would be a great addition to the professional community and ICSS is looking forward to its inaugural online seminar series. Each seminar provides two hours of Continuing Education Professional Development Credit for ICSS members who attend. The sessions are FREE to ICSS members. Here are the details:

The State of Illinois has long recognized the importance of learning specific topics in history, civics, geography, and economics. Recently, Illinois has begun embracing a wider range of voices, experiences, contributions, and stories from historically marginalized communities and identities. This Professional Development Credit seminar series provides ICSS members opportunity to explore Illinois Instructional Mandates to better serve their students.

• February, 26 2025—6:00-8:00pm History of European Antisemitism: Where does antisemitism come from? This question – often asked when students learn about the Holocaust – is as relevant today as it has ever been. The history of this phenomenon is over 2,000 years old, but courses that deal with the Holocaust often do not consider pre-20th century history. This session will equip teachers in helping students understand the origins of this form of hatred and how it has persisted within modern expressions, allowing students to better understand and combat antisemitism’s current forms. Using an array of interactive primary sources, teachers will experience student activities and receive classroom ready materials. 

• March, 12 2025--6:00-8:00pm Asian American History: Every public elementary school and high school shall include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history, including the history of Asian Americans in Illinois and the Midwest, as well as the contributions of Asian Americans toward advancing civil rights from the 19th century onward. Join Esther Hurh from Asian-Americans Advancing Justice Chicago for a two-hour seminar on Asian American history. The seminar includes case studies of the contributions of Asian Americans; discussion of tropes and stereotypes of the Asian American Community; and resources for teachers.

Each two-hour seminar includes:

*Overview of the instructional mandate

*History and context of the voices being highlighted

*Discussion of challenges teachers and students face

*Resources for teachers

*Collegial discussion

*Question/answer

*Next steps

Registration is open to current ICSS members. Regular dues are $25 per year and provide access to all online professional development at no extra charge. Membership also includes reduced rates for ICSS in-person conferences.

Already a member? CLICK HERE TO LOGIN or RESET YOUR PASSWORD

Not a member? JOIN ICSS—1 year membership that includes reduced conference registration cost and online Professional Development seminars. CLICK HERE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ICSS!

Once you’ve registered

Zoom Link:

Two Days prior to the event, registrants will receive a Zoom link for the Seminar event.

Professional Development Credit:

Upon completion of each seminar event, attendees will be sent a survey to complete. Once completed, attendees will be directed to a site so they can download documentation required for ISBE.

Sphere Summit is a full scholarship professional development program for grades 5–12 educators and administrators. Summits are a fully in-person experience in Washington, DC, and will run June 29–July 3 and July 14–18. Benefits include room and board, 20+ hours of professional development, classroom resources, and a $500 travel stipend upon completion of the program.

New this year, each Summit has a unique theme. The Summit I theme is “Freedom, Rights, and America’s 250th” while Summit II centers on “Cultivating Curiosity, Openness, and Civil Discourse in Every Classroom.”

Each Summit offers distinct programming to meet the needs of both middle and high school educators and administrators, as well as educators teaching either on grade level or advanced courses like AP or IB.

Apply for Summit.

All high school teachers in U.S. history, civics, and government classes are invited to participate in a special PD program offered by the Case Method Institute for Education & Democracy and Harvard Professor David Moss. The next session will be held on Friday, March 28, from 10am–4pm CT.

The Institute has partnered with more than 4,000 teachers to bring the case method, a pedagogy used to strengthen critical thinking at leading professional schools nationwide, to over 250,000 high school students across the United States. Each case presents students with a historically rich narrative, leading to a key decision point and posing the perennial question: "What would you do?"

Led by a teacher's use of carefully designed questions, students engage in rigorous, evidence-based discussion and debate to draw out key concepts from the case. Teachers have described the case method as a "game-changer," a "transformational experience," and a "laboratory for citizenship." Extensive data shows significant benefits for students, including improved critical thinking skills and confidence with historical material, as well as increased civic interest and engagement. The Institute invites high school teachers to learn more in this flyer and to apply (to confirm eligibility) at this link.  

For more information on the opportunity:

Video: About the Case Method Institute

Video: Professor Moss, on bringing the case method to high schools

Website: The "History of American Democracy" cases



Join the ABA Division for Public Education and the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC for this unique teachers’ professional development using great federal trials as a lens to explore the judiciary, rule of law, and US Constitution throughout American history.

During Summer 2025, we will explore: U.S. v. Susan B. Anthony, the Flag Salute Cases (Gobitis v. Minersville and Barnette v. West Virgina Board of Ed) and U.S. v. Dellinger (the Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial).

• When:  June 23–27, 2025
• Where:  Washington, DC (travel and lodging costs included)
• Questions?  Email catherine.hawke@americanbar.org with any questions.
• Application Deadline: February 1, 2025

APPLY TODAY!

Agents of Influence, a spy media literacy game, is looking for middle and high scool teachers to give feedback and participate in research studies. The game teaches critical thinking, content analysis, research, and communication—essential skills that form the foundation of 21st-century education. The game can be used across subjects including ELA, Social Studies, CTE, Library, and more.

$50-$250 per teacher, Dec. 2024–Jan. 2026 (different studies at different times)

Learn more and sign up here.

The Medal of Honor Foundation invites you to a FREE Professional Development workshop on March 18, 2025 being held at the Education Center at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. This workshop is appropriate for all 6th–12th grade administrators, teachers, counselors, and coaches. The PD will focus on the Medal of Honor Character Development Program (CDP). The purpose of the CDP is to instill in students the confidence to overcome obstacles and make a difference in their community. 

The workshop is free to attend, includes a complimentary lunch, and we cover the cost of substitute teachers. 

Additionally, graduate level extension credit will be available through the University of San Diego. Additional information about the credit will be provided at the workshop.

This video tells you a little bit about the CDP and its impact on students.

Register Here!

Feel free to contact training@cmohs.org if you have any questions.

Calling all secondary social studies teachers to apply for the 2025 Supreme Court Summer Institute. Join Street Law in Washington, DC, for this once-in-a-lifetime professional development opportunity about the U.S. Supreme Court, its cases, and Street Law’s student-centered strategies. The application deadline is March 1, 2025. Apply Now.

Join the Illinois Civics Hub in 2025 for professional development to enhance your classroom practice. Presented in partnership with the North Cook Intermediate Center, each offering is aligned with the Illinois course mandates and standards. These workshops will be in person at the North Cook ISC in DesPlaines, IL.



• Thursday, April 10, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST: Engaging Student Voice for Inquiry (6-12) - Is responsiveness to student voice related to academic success? Research from the University of Chicago declares YES! In this interactive session, experience strategies to engage student voice to support inquiry as the primary mode of learning. Get connected to FREE resources to harness student voice in formative and summative assessment to enhance your practice.



• Monday, May 5, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST: Let's Talk! Creating Conditions for Civil Dialogue in Our Schools (6-12)- Join colleagues from across all academic disciplines in an engaging and outcomes-based professional learning experience. Learn and practice strategies to foster productive civil dialogue in our classrooms and school communities, both face-to-face and online. This learning model will allow you to share and teach these strategies to your colleagues.

The Illinois Civics Hub is also offering a virtual Administrator Academy on Teaching Inclusive American History - Implementing the New Illinois History Course Mandates (AA3931). Participants can take the academy for academy credit or PD hours. Three hours will be done asynchronously in advance, and three hours will occur in person on Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM.

How can you build engagement around civics and foster a proper understanding of American citizenship? Introduce your students to the MyImpact Challenge!

MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest and curriculum provided by the Bill of Rights Institute (BRI) to create a robust understanding of citizenship and incentivize students to become active in their communities now! To participate, students must have an active civic engagement or service-based project. Students will learn how their projects align with constitutional principles through the contest. To submit a project, students must:

• Write an essay detailing how their project furthers a BRI Civic Virtue or Founding Principle
• Complete a report describing how their project works
• Provide photographic or visual documentation of their project

Each MyImpact Challenge submission has the potential to win up to $500 in teacher prizes. Students can win up to $10,000 in student prizes.

The deadline to enter MyImpact Challenge is May 18, 2025, 11:59 PM. 

Share MyImpact Challenge



The first draft of the 2025 Summer Social Studies Professional Development opportunities spreadsheet is now available. As you take a peek, anything that is NOT highlighted is currently open.

There are SO many great opportunities for next summer!

Many thanks to Stefanie Wager at the Iowa Department of Education for creating this calendar and updating the spreadsheet as more opportunities open.

The Illinois Civics Hub has partnered with the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida to provide educators the opportunity to earn microcredentials in the proven practices of civic education embedded in the middle and high school civics course requirements in Illinois. Courses include:

• Current and Controversial Issue Discussions—Learn from academic experts Dr. Diana Hess & Dr. Paula McAvoy as you explore the purpose, role, and function of discussion strategies as pedagogical tools to equip young people to be engaged citizens. This course will enhance the practice of educators with strategies and resources to create a classroom climate in which there are equitable opportunities for ALL students to engage in dialogue about essential questions across the curriculum.

• Simulations of Democratic Processes—Learn from academic experts Dr. Walter Parker & Dr. Jane Lo as you explore how democratic processes and procedures occur as part of the regular functioning of government, in each of the three branches of government, and at each level of government. This course will guide you through the purpose, planning, and implementation of three simulations: town hall meetings, legislative hearings, and moot courts.

• Informed Action through Service Learning—Learn from academic experts Dr. Joseph Kahne and Jessica Marshall as you explore the purpose, role, and function of informed action through service learning as a pedagogical tool to equip young people with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be active members of their community. In this course, you will interact with strategies and tools you can use in your classroom to support student-centered informed action through service learning.

• NEW: Constitutional Democracy as Content and Practice—Learn from academic experts Dr. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Dr. Shawn P. Healy, and Dr. Bonnie Laughlin Schultz as you explore how the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap can help teach constitutional democracy as both content and practice across disciplines K-12.

Registration information is available on the Guardians of Democracy homepage. Those who successfully complete the 5-week online course will earn a Bronze Certified Guardian of Democracy Educator badge via Badgr and the University of Central Florida Center for Distributive Learning.

Participants can earn 15 PD hours through the DuPage Regional Office of Education. Please note that due to some changes in our funding, the Democracy School Network will no longer be offering a stipend to participants.

There are three strands of courses for each proven practice of civics education. Graduate credit is available through the University of St. Francis for completing all three courses. For more information, please visit the Guardians of Democracy homepage.