The Rendell Center conducted its annual Constitutional Scholars Summer Teachers Institute in partnership with APPC for 29 teachers, focusing on the Bill of Rights.
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Rendell Center Offers Webinar Series for Teachers on Judicial Independence
The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement, in partnership with APPC, is hosting a two-session webinar for teachers on the Supreme Court and judicial independence.
Rendell Center Launches a Podcast Series, ‘Judges on Judging’
The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement has started a podcast series in which Judge Marjorie O. Rendell discusses cases and issues with other judges.
The 1st Amendment? The 2nd? Students Pick Which Is Key in the Bill of Rights
In its sixth annual Citizenship Challenge, the Rendell Center asked fourth and fifth graders which Amendment in the Bill of Rights was most important and impactful.
A ‘Fair and Impartial Judiciary’ Is Focus of Symposium
What is a "fair and impartial judiciary" and why is it so important today? Judges and scholars including Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy met to explore this at a symposium sponsored by the Rendell Center and APPC.
Most Americans Trust the Supreme Court, But Think It Is ‘Too Mixed Up in Politics’
According to the latest Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey, 68% of Americans trust the Supreme Court to operate in the best interests of the American people, while 70% say that that court has “about the right amount of power.”
Teachers Explore First Amendment in Rendell Center Summer Institute at APPC
Teachers from 20 states gathered in Philadelphia to discuss the First Amendment at a summer institute sponsored by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement.
Citizenship Challenge Asks Kids: Why Is the First Amendment Important to You?
For this year's Citizenship Challenge essay competition, the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Education asked 4th and 5th grade students in Philadelphia why the First Amendment was important to them
Students Quiz Gubernatorial Candidates at Rendell Center Forum
Philadelphia-area elementary students had a chance to ask questions of the candidates for Pennsylvania governor at the Rendell Center Youth Gubernatorial Forum.
Rendell Center Expands ‘Citizenship Challenge’ Essay Contest to Pittsburgh
Should the requirement that the president be a "natural born Citizen" be kept in the Constitution? That's the Citizenship Challenge question for Pittsburgh-area 4th and 5th grade students.