This year's Citizenship Challenge essay competition asked Pennsylvania 4th and 5th graders: Which freedom of the First Amendment is the most important?
Events
CERL Summer Interns Tackle National Security Issues From Super Soldiers to Civics
Over a dozen summer interns with the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, in partnership with APPC, took part in a nine-week program exploring national security issues.
Brooks Jackson Prize Awarded for Series Debunking Voter Misinformation Campaign
Chris Ingalls and KING 5 News in Seattle received the Brooks Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking for a series of TV reports on efforts to undermine trust in elections.
Jamieson Addresses Nobel Prize Summit on Reducing Susceptibility to Misinformation
Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke about reducing public susceptibility to misinformation in science. One way would be to rename the VAERS vaccine-safety reporting system.
4th and 5th Graders ‘Ask the Governor’ at Rendell Center Youth Town Hall
4th and 5th grade students got to ask Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro about gun violence and other issues at a Youth Town Hall hosted by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement with the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
What Should Be the 28th Amendment to the Constitution? These Students Have Some Ideas
If there were a 28th Amendment to the Constitution, what should it be? The Rendell Center asked 4th and 5th grade students to weigh in.