NCDD brings together people and groups who actively practice, promote and study inclusive, high quality conversations. NCDD is a vibrant network of over 700 organizations and individuals who, collectively, regularly engage and mobilize hundreds of thousands of people around today's critical issues, and NCDD's resource-rich website is a popular hub for dialogue & deliberation leaders.

This handbook, entitled 'Know Your Rights' is a manual for public school students in Pennsylvania. It is produced by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania.

PALawHELP.org is an online resource providing legal information on a wide variety of legal topics from a number of different sources, including legal aid programs, bar associations and other legal organizations, and government agencies. Information is also provided on potential sources of legal assistance to low-income residents of Pennsylvania, and on the location of the courts serving those residents.

"The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation of citizens in government; and influences public policy through education and advocacy."

This is one of the best and most complete calendars for education events. It is updated regularly. Thanks to Jim Buckheit!

What are schools doing to prevent delinquency and promote school safety?

This National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research in Brief presents findings from a national survey of elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Problem behavior is widespread and most common in urban areas and middle schools.

Schools have adopted a surprisingly large and diverse array of activities, curricular programs, and security measures, but many of these are unproven or poorly implemented. Key characteristics of successful programs and how schools can improve program quality and implementation are identified.

See also, "School Critical Incident Planning: An Internet Resource Directory"

NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.

Community Works educates students about their rights and responsibilities as citizens, the cost and consequences of crime, and their ability to bring about meaningful change through community service. The new edition continues the tradition of teaching young people how to be safe and encouraging them to design a project to make their communities safer.

With support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Center for Juvenile Justice maintains the State Juvenile Justice Profiles Web site.

The site features descriptive information and analysis regarding each state's juvenile justice system. Developed in collaboration with state and local juvenile justice practitioners, each state profile identifies who handles intake, investigation, and probation supervision of delinquents; who administers detention centers and correctional institutions; and who takes responsibility for juveniles after they are released from state commitment. The profiles also note recent legislative reforms; offer names and contact information for significant state-level advisory groups, advocacy organizations, and membership associations; and describe state laws declaring juvenile justice purposes and philosophies, conditions under which juveniles may be tried as adults, and upper and lower age of juvenile court delinquency jurisdiction. The site also provides national overviews of selected topics.

The OJJDP Model Programs Guide is a user-friendly, online portal to scientifically tested and proven programs that address a range of issues across the juvenile justice spectrum. Developed as a tool to support the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, the Guide has been recently expanded.

The Guide now profiles more than 175 prevention and intervention programs and helps communities identify those that best suit their needs. Users can search the Guide's database by program category, target population, risk and protective factors, effectiveness rating, and other parameters.

Juvenile justice practitioners are encouraged to take advantage of this helpful resource.

Constitutional Rights Foundation is pleased to announce the Fall 2004 launch of a new web site, Youth News, Views, and Action.

Youth News, Views, and Action offers methods, information, and Internet resources for young people to:

• Explore the world, the nation, and their community.
• Express their ideas and opinions about vital issues.
• Deal with important school and community problems.
• Join a Youth News, Views, and Action News Team.

For those of you who follow Supreme Court hsitory, this amicus brief (PDF format) offers a fascinating view.

An organization established “To improve the living and working conditions of indigent farmworkers, mushroom workers, food processing workers, and workers from immigrant and migrant communities”

“This section of ‘The American Jury’ is devoted to jury trials that participating teachers researched, designed, and field-tested in their classrooms. It also includes lessons that integrate a jury component into mock trials based on historical or hypothetical fact patterns.”

Constitutional Rights Foundation announces an exciting new web resource, ELECTION CENTRAL, to provide teachers, students, and community members a balanced, up-to-date web resource site on elections.

ELECTION CENTRAL can help:

• Develop valuable civic-education skills and knowledge.
• Explore the electoral process from past to present. . . While it is happening!!!

2004 promises to be an exciting and critical election year!

Get America's young people involved!

National Issues Forums (NIF), an independent network of civic and educational groups under the auspices of the Kettering Foundation, uses issue books as a basis for deliberative choice work in forums based on the town meeting tradition.

NIF issue books use research on the public's concerns to identify three or four options or approaches to an issue (there are never just two polar alternatives). Presenting issues in this way invites citizens to confront the conflicts among different options and avoids the usual debates in which people lash out with simplistic arguments.

The materials are of no effect without institutions that convene public deliberations. Over the years, hundreds of citizens' organizations have been using these materials and have formed a National Issues Forum network. These groups include neighborhood associations, organizations promoting literacy, and prisons with educational programs. None receive any financial support from Kettering for holding forums.

If you're interested in convening and moderating deliberative forums and study circles, consider attending one of the 29 Public Policy Institutes located around the country.

For more information about NIF and Public Policy Institutes, visit the link above or visit our publications page: Citizens and Public Choice.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of two new publications on the OJJDP-funded Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative, which was developed by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado-Boulder. After reviewing more than 600 violence prevention programs, the initiative has identified 11 model and 21 promising programs that prevent violence and drug use and treat youth with problem behaviors.

"Blueprints for Violence Prevention" (NCJ 204274), a 180-page online Report, describes the Blueprints initiative, presents lessons learned about program implementation, and provides recommendations for those designing, implementing, and funding violence prevention programs.

"Successful Program Implementation: Lessons From Blueprints" (NCJ 204273), a 12-page Bulletin, presents findings from a process evaluation of Blueprints programs, identifying critical components of implementation.

A limited number of printed copies of the Bulletin are available from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (JJC). Copies can be ordered online at http://puborder.ncjrs.org or by calling 800-851-3420. Please use the document number when ordering.

For full-text publications, information about OJJDP or JJC, and other juvenile justice information, visit the OJJDP Web site.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court commissioned a study of racial and gender bias in the Pennsylvania judicial system. Don't try to download the entire report because it is 550 pages (and the appendices are over 2000 pages), but if you are interested in a certain area, here are the chapters and the links to those reports. [Note: All links lead to PDF files.]

Chapter	Name
1	Litigants with Limited English Proficiency
2	Racial and Ethnic Bias in Jury Selection
3	Gender Bias in Jury Selection
4	Sentencing Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
5	Indigent Defense in Pennsylvania
6	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Imposition of the Death Penalty
7	Civil Litigation
8	Employment and Appointment Practices of the Courts
9	Perceptions and Occurrences of Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Bias in the Courtroom
10	Domestic Violence
11	Sexual Assault
12	Family Law
13	Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Bias in the Juvenile Justice System
14	Intersection of Race and Gender Bias

"CivicMind.com™ is your gateway to information and resources about civics education, civic participation, community service, democracy, government, and legal cases on public issues. The Directory by Topic will help you find resources in different subject areas; the Directory by State points you to civic participation links and legal information in each state; CivicMind™ Awards highlight innovative civic organizations; plus, a Bookstore, monthly News Briefs, Legal Cases, and workshop materials about civic participation and the legal system."

This site was recommended by George N. Beamer, Jr., a Senior Judge for the St. Joseph Superior Court in South Bend, Indiana. What follows is an excerpt of what he had to say about the site.

I am a Senior Trial Judge who for 28 years presided over thousands of cases, many of them contested divorce and child custody cases. It has been the most difficult and frightening area for me, the one where I've always feared I could do real harm and despaired of doing much good. I'm writing because I have learned of a unique resource I believe will help parents in conflict think of their obligation to protect their children.

I want to make clear that I have absolutely no stake in this resource (it's free) other than my strong belief it should be used routinely to help conflicted parents build a better future. It's also an uncommonly effective--and cost-effective--tool for professionals working with families in transition, both in and out of the legal setting.

UpToParents.org was created by a family charity and won last year's "Lawyer as Problem Solver Award" from the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section. (Another site, www.ProudToParent.org, offers a parallel resource for never-married parents in paternity cases.)

"Street Law and the American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA) have developed a corporate legal diversity pipeline program designed to encourage young people of color to extend their educations and consider law-related careers in the corporate sector. The program partners corporate counsel with nearby high schools with diverse student populations."

Here is a neat resource for schools looking at Project PEACE and other conflict resolution programs--the musical edu-tainment (education and entertainment) of Alice Weiler. Ms. Weiler is a counselor from Montoursville and a participant in the most recent Pennsylvania Project PEACE training. "We Don't Monkey Around", a song about solving conflicts peacefully, and "People Need Peace", on spreading peace far and wide, are two songs from Alice's CD that celebrate the spirit and themes of Project PEACE. To learn about Montoursville's existing Playground PEACE Patrol or to ask Alice about ordering one of her CDs, email her at aweiler@uplink.net.

"The Student Voices Project encourages the civic engagement of young people by bringing the study of local government, policy issues, and political campaigns into the classroom. Working with school systems throughout the country, Student Voices makes the study of government relevant and exciting for high school students by helping them examine how issues they consider important are played out in their own governments and local election campaigns."

"An inspiring documentary video about public policy, prisons, the justice system, and youth advocacy around the declining investment in public education." Click here to download a flyer.

An important event from history on every day.

Recently, OJJDP launched its redesigned Web site. The fresh, contemporary site enables users to find information faster--with fewer clicks. Navigational elements have been refined to make the site more intuitive. Content focuses on agency priorities, making Web pages easier to read. The FAQ section answers common questions about OJJDP and its activities, while the calendar of events helps users find conferences and workshops.

The site's database-driven capability allows quick access to comprehensive information. By visiting the Topics page and selecting a specific topic (or subtopic), users can access all items related to that topic. Publications can be searched by topic, subtopic, and series and sorted in alphabetical or chronological order. Users can search the site by topic or keyword and then narrow the search by asking for specific types of information--funding opportunities, programs, events, publications--related to that topic.

You can find some of the courses offered by BRAI in our Events section since LEAP-Kids' Executive Director David Trevaskis teaches many of them.

On this site you can find information about attorneys licensed in Pennsylvania. Look up things such as their address, whether they are on active status and if they have been publicly disciplined.

A Speakers Bureau of The Pennsylvania Conference Of State Trial Judges. Use the form portion of the PDF in the link above to request a speaker for your event.

" DVG is a membership association that serves as a voice and resource for grantmakers who give in greater Philadelphia and neighboring regions. DVG's mission is to promote and enhance regional philanthropy by providing members with opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing and professional development that add critical value to their work. DVG also works to inform legislators, media and the broader community about the role and value of philanthropy and serves as an information resource for new givers."

A list of over twenty-five grants and scholarships in the category of education alone. Grantmakers include Wal-Mart, BellSouth, Nellie Mae Foundation, Oracle Foundation, and more.

"At the Coordinator Conference last month a new and improved version of the We the People: Project Citizen PowerPoint presentation was promised. Above is the link, on the Center for Civic Education website, at which you can find the presentation.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (800) 350-4223.

Thank you for all you do to make Project Citizen a success."

Rita Anne

The John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University has an educational web page that has over 1,000 links to materials that can assist with the implementation of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution and We the People: Project Citizen. Categories include Interactive Presentations, Congressional Information, Current Events, Handouts, Historic Court Cases, Historic Speeches, Historic Texts, Information Search, Lesson Plans, Local Maps, Presidential Information, State Constitutions, and Today in History. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Stephen Williams. (Stephen works with Susie Burroughs in Mississippi on Project Citizen.)

Among other resources available in Washington state, the Judges in the Classroom program makes it possible to request a judge online. In addition there are many lesson plans for all grade levels (K-12).

With the appointment on December 30 of a retired Army major general to supervise U.S. military trials of foreign terrorism suspects - the selection of two former presidential Cabinet members and two sitting judges to hear appeals of convictions or sentences - the likelihood of these tribunals is increasing.

To help better understand military tribunals and the issues they raise, there is now an excellent web site at FindLaw.com. The site includes:

• Primary documents from the White House and the U.S. Departments of Defense and Justice
• Legal analysis from The ABA Task Force on Treatment of Enemy Combatants and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist and a variety of other commentators;
• Samples from the International Commission of Jurists; and
• Other interesting miscellaneous resources.

"Founded in 1976, The Community Board Program is a nonprofit organization that helps develop school-based and community conflict resolution programs in the United States and internationally. These programs include peer mediation and broader conflict resolution approaches for schools and school districts, municipalities, juvenile facilities, universities, agencies and organizations and Native American tribes. We are a leading disseminator of peer mediation related materials and classroom conflict resolution curricula. In addition to national schools work, our organization provides free community dispute resolution services to all residents of San Francisco."

The Conflict Manager Program training manuals have recently been revised and updated. A flyer with more information is available .

SoundOut.org is an online resource center promoting student voice and student empowerment through meaningful student involvement in school change.

The site addresses dynamic roles for students in education reform, including students as education planners, researchers, teachers, evaluators, decision-makers and advocates. SoundOut.org includes powerful examples, unique publications, and far-reaching research collections, as well as interactive discussion forums, idea banks, and the popular National Student Activist Map. If you are concerned about schools and students, SoundOut.org is a powerful resource for YOU.

The Bill of Rights Institute has an array of professional development programs and classroom resources that help educators to teach students about the liberties and freedoms guaranteed in The Bill of Rights and the Founding documents, the ideas of the Founders, and how America's Founding principles affect and shape a free society. Lesson plans, full curriculums, news and events are all available on this website. You can also reach the Bill of Rights Institute at 1-800-838-7870.

Many links to law resources including state, federal, portals, and directories.

This site is a wonderful resource about Pennsylvania History and more. Check it out and listen to First Lady of PA Judge Midge Rendell tell you why this site is so important!

Created by the Newseum, the world's first interactive museum of news, Newsmania is the news trivia game that's as fresh as today's headlines.

Newsmania's virtual host, the spunky Rita Laboutit, leads the students through a series of challenging questions developed by the Newseum's Education Department. Incorporating both standards of learning content and current events, the questions will appeal to students from 4th to 12th grade. Students who know their news will earn a press pass from the Newseum that could be worth extra credit in your classroom.

The First Amendment in Schools is part of a larger school reform initiative - "First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedin and Respontibility." Sponsored by ASCD and the First Amendment Center, this program calls on all schools to reaffirm First Amendment principles and put them into action.

Visit the website to learn more about how your school can join the First Amendment Schools Network of K-12 public and private schools throughout the nation committed to creating laboratories of democratic freedom. Affiliate schools receive the following free services and benefits:

• Subscriptions to a weekly electronic newsletter;
• Access to the FAS Network Web Board, where schools meet on-line to share their questions and ideas;
• Conferences on democratic education and the First Amendment;
• Copies of the latest resources on First Amendment issues in schools;
• Opportunities to apply for mini-grants to support best practices built upon First Amendment principles;
• Eligibility to apply for a three-year Project School grant for whole-school reform efforts.

An initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This comprehensive reference published by Triadvocates Press is now bigger than ever. With 650 pages full of extensive data on over 1,500 foundations, serious grantseekers can't afford to pass over this resource.

This is the new and improved version of the We the People: Project Citizen PowerPoint presentation that was promied at the Coordinator Conference last month.

The LII at Cornell Law School is the most linked to web resource in the field of law according to search engines and ranking systems. Click here to become a sponsor, supporter, or member of the LII.

Some resources need to be seen to be believed. Welcome to the nursery rhyme as a tool to teach Congressional processes. This source will go a long way in opposition to any who say that there is no rhyme or reason in instruction about government. And to think Mother Goose did not write this one.

First to be profiled is Irma Rangel, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives. Also featured on the website are:

• Judge Jose Cabranes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, who was the first Puerto Rican appointed to the federal bench in the continental United States;
• U.S. Rep. Bob Menendez, of New Jersey, Chairman of the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives and the highest-ranking Hispanic member of Congress in history; and
• Jose Padilla, executive director of California Rural Legal Assistance, one of the premier legal aid firms in the country.

Street Law is practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human rights. Through its philosophy and programs, Street Law empowers people to transform democratic ideals into citizen action. Street Law's programs do not end at the door of the classroom. Each student gains essential lessons that can be used for life. To make the site easier to navigate, we've created a Guide to StreetLaw.com. [Note: Street Law has a new address as of 07/28/2003: 1010 Wayne Ave Ste 870, Silver Spring, MD 20910.]

Topic: American History, Civics, and Service; Panel Two: Promoting History, Civics, and Service: Cultural Institutions; Remarks by Lee Baier, Junior Scholastic

CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress — how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. The site also hosts lesson plans and reference and historical materials related to congressional topics. Be sure to visit the Campaign 2004 section.

This exciting online collaboration between the New York Times Learning Network and NPR's Justice Talking engages students in classroom experiences that reflect what they see and hear in their communities and in the world around them. Justice Learning begins with today's headline debates - affirmative action, the drug war, juvenile justice, gun control - and pulls, first, from the present and, then, from the past. Using sound and text the multi-media site shows that constitutional concepts and controversies are not solely the concern of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. It bridges the gap between Emma Goldman and Eminem and helps to excite students on questions of liberty, freedom and equality.

Fundsnet Online Services was created in 1996 to provide non-profit organizations, colleges and universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. The Quick Links pages includes access to community foundations and regional funders, corporate funders, as well as public and private foundations.

"The Pennsylvania Bulletin Online includes the following: Statewide and local court rules; the Governor's Proclamations and Executive Orders; Actions by the General Assembly; Rulemakings by State agencies; Proposed Rulemakings by State agencies; and State agency notices."

An article from Education Week On The Web by Mary Ann Zehr on April 16, 2003.

Provided by the BBC, full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.

A Web page featuring this year's National Youth Service Day has been added to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Web site.

Sponsored by Youth Service America and supported by the White House Office of U.S. Freedom Corps, National Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world. For the past 14 years, it has helped millions of young Americans identify and address the needs of their communities through volunteer activities.

On April 11, 2003, staff from the Office of Justice Programs, including OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores, joined former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, Mayor Anthony Williams, and others in ceremonies marking National Youth Service Day at the Benjamin Orr School in Washington, DC.

The new Web page describes the observance and provides resources for those interested in learning more about National Youth Service Day.

For full-text publications, information on OJJDP, JJC, and other juvenile justice matters, visit the OJJDP Web site.

The Holocaust Remembrance Project is a national essay contest for high school students that is designed to encourage and promote the study of the Holocaust.

Students responding to this year's writing contest should study the Holocaust and then, in an essay of no more than 1,200 words, analyze why it is vital to remember and pass to a new generation the history and lessons of the Holocaust, and suggest what they, as students, can do to combat and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence in our world today. See contest rules for complete details and submission requirements.

Founded by Sister Helen Prejean, the author of Dead Man Walking, The Moratorium Campaign is seeking to obtain an immediate freeze on executions in the United States. Visit their site to learn more and to contribute to their cause.

Arts for Peace and Justice presents an exhibition of written and visual art annually (in their 14th year in 2003) in Harrisburg PA. It also organizes an oral poetry competition for adults (a poetry 'slam') to support the exhibit (in their 4th year in 2003) and just this year has started a written poetry competition (with a peace theme emphasis) for Pennsylvania high school aged students.

If crime prevention is of interest, you might want to take a look at this binder of lessons that Street Law and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) have created. It's published by Social Studies School Service.

"...an easy reference to help court employees understand aspects of the federal courts outside of their specific responsibilities."

The American Congress, my textbook on congressional politics, is available online. This new edition of the textbook is available online at no charge. That's right, the online textbook is free. The new edition is co-authored with Jason Roberts and Ryan Vander Wielen. Six chapters are available now; all others will be online within a few weeks.

Features of the new online edition:

1. All chapters are available separately in PDF format. Instructors and students just download and read.
2. All chapters are up-to-date and will be kept up-to- date online.
3. Links to congressional sources important for lectures and research projects are online.
4. An excellent set of recent, readable essays and conference papers is always online in PDF format.
5. A battery of test questions for each chapter will be online.

The online version of The American Congress is a project of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, Washington University in St. Louis.

Seeking resources on issues surrounding al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Total Information Awareness project, or revised Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations?

Current roster for We The People... Pennsylvania.

NACE was launched in 2000 and now has more than 150 group and individual members committed to advancing civic knowledge and engagement. NACE believes the time has come to band together to ensure that the next generation of citizens understands and values democracy and participates in the ongoing work of building democracy in America.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has unveiled this on-line resource of intrest to teachers and students. "Our Documents" features 100 milestone documents in U.S. history. Each week, the website highlights 3 documents, beginning with the Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, & ending with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Speeches, treaties, Supreme Court cases, patent designs, & Constitutional amendments are among the 100 documents that changed the course of history & helped shape our national character. Images of documents are accompanied by transcriptions & historical interpretations. The website, part of a history & civics initiative announced by President Bush on September 17, 2002, includes information about competitions for students & workshops for teachers. Teachers are invited to develop & test a classroom lesson on one or several milestone documents. (NARA)

An article by Lynette Clemetson about how teachers and students are grappling with the impending war with Iraq appeared in the December 1st edition of the New York Times. Additionally, to help teachers generate more thoughtful discussions in the classroom, a tremendous resource is an article by Laurel Singleton entitled "Engaging Students in Public Issues Discussions: A Necessary Challenge for Civic Educators".

Organized by the University of Oklahoma college of law.

A story from the Boston Globe on 11/18/02 addressing the trend toward light-weight high school history research papers.

: Free Air Time Campaign Unveils New Interactive GameInterested in public service? Think you know politics? Ready to win the money chase? Then play "I'm Running for Congress," an interactive game about money and politics. Go to the I'm Running for Congress game. Additionally, find out how much your state's TV stations have made from Campaign 2002.

Last year, the Constitutional Rights Foundation responded to the tragedy of September 11 with America Responds to Terrorism, a series of online lessons and resources about terrorism, civil liberties, and Middle Eastern history, geography, culture, and religion. In observance of the first-year anniversary of the attacks, CRF has prepared Reflecting on September 11, readings and activities that explore the origins of American democracy and help foster diversity through civic participation. We hope you will return frequently to Reflecting on September 11 and America Responds to Terrorism as we continue to augment and update these critical resources for students and teachers.

Here are some excellent history sites with lesson plans, games, a variety of educational activities. The above link will take you to the History Channel's site. Additionally we recommend:
• Spartacus Educational
• Time for Teachers
• History's Women

One hundred years of photography from the National Archives - "An exhibition of 20th century photographs from the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration.". [more info]

A link from Nisan Chavkin of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. "Those who attended the 2001 Youth for Justice Leadership Conference in Chicago may remember the presentation made by Professor Joseph Kahne on three types of citizens."

In light of the recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision concerning the Pledge of Allegiance. Turn up your sound to hear Red. His ending thought came true.

The Clarke Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Contemporary Issue of Dickinson College has a new web site featuring lesson plans for 9/1.

A non-profit national campaign to maximize voting on November 5, 2002 to prove the strength of America’s freedom to anyone, anywhere who had ever doubted it.

Last year the National Constitution Center took the play "Three Words that Changed the World" on tour during Constitution Week, September 17-23. During that week, the play was performed for over 3300 students and their teachers. This year, the play has been scheduled to run for two weeks and we are giving you a chance to book your show now.

A tremendous free resource for all things legal. LRE folks be sure to look at the FindLaw News Document Archive. This link is thanks to our friend Nisan Chavkin of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago.

"The only Museum in the world featuring contemporary glass art to represent the fragile qualities of freedom." Offering educational programs. [more info]

This web site provides thorough overviews of some of major trials. It is student friendly and provides interactive resources (audio, video etc.).

The Legal Education Network is directed by Professor Bernard J. Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in consultation with an international Advisory Board. E-mail: JURIST@law.pitt.edu. A great resource for law teachers and students.

ThinkQuest Inc. is a non profit organization which offers programs designed to advance education through the use of technology. ThinkQuest Programs provide a highly motivating opportunity for students and educators to work collaboratively in teams to learn as they create web based learning materials and teach others.

This extensive and detailed multi-award winning site is about Forensic Science, a branch of criminology. It thoroughly covers the various disciplines of the forensic field, and delves into various crimes and the ways they were ultimately solved. For those of us who love a good mystery, this site is too good to miss. The game, solid information about the human body, and video interviews of the experts make this site a star!

A great student and teacher resource on the Supreme court, Everything from listening to Supreme Court decisions to taking a tour of the Supreme Court itself.

Interested in becoming a detective? Here is a great place to try out your skills. Each week detectives post evidence from the current investigation. Participate by asking questions, offering observations and providing leads.

A great way to build knowledge about the Supreme court and have fun!

Ever get one of the emails that promises a free dinner or good luck if you pass the email on to 20 other suckers? How about another event, problem or natural disaster linked to Bill Clinton? You can use this sites search function to find out if the email is true.

As a law teacher from Wexford. Pennsylvania, George Sagan is attempting to use the web to enrich his lessons and expose his students to the various legal resources on the web.

The Public Education Division of the ABA celebrates Black History Month by profiling four prominent Black lawyers, one a week for the month of February 2002.

This document includes two sections: 1) Annotations, arranged by category: Conflict Resolution Education; Curriculum Integration/Infusion; School Safety/School Violence; School Reform; 2) Announcements & Opportunities: Workshops/Conferences; Calls for Proposals; Fellowships; Grants. Additionally, you may want to visit ACR's website directly.

This NPR/Kaiser Foundation/Harvard School of Government poll provides insight into the way a majority of Americans feel following the 9/11 tragedy.

Project PEACE is a peer mediation training program implemented by the Indiana Department of Education with support from the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indiana Attorney General’s Office. This public-private partnership introduces dispute resolution techniques to elementary and middle school students throughout Indiana. [See our "Programs" page for information on the Pennsylvania chapter.]

A Penn State University sponsored contest takes place in May. A recent theme was Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.

One of the largest in the nation, the PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives over 250 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil trials before actual judges and panels of juries. Lawyers volunteer to assist students as team advisors, scorekeepers and regional coordinators. Each year, the winning team goes on to represent Pennsylvania in the national competition.

LFK, managed by the Arizona Bar Foundation through a grant from the Arizona Supreme Court, is an educational resource made especially to answer kids' questions about the law.

In this time of great tragedy for our nation following the events of September 11, 2001, you are undoubtedly full of questions about the terrorist incidents, law enforcement response, and political implications. In order to aid you with these questions, David Vanderhoof of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke offers material written by Jonathan White and made available by Wadsworth publishers of criminal justice texts. This information addresses various aspects of terrorism and may assist you in dealing with this horrific incident.

Free materials, especially appropriate for elementary and middle schols, are available through your local State Farm agent. Sue Sampson, Public Affairs Specialist for State Farm (gr6v@statefarm.com ) will help you if your local agent is unaware of the educational materials State Farm distributes. There are binders with videos on Heroes, Character Education, Creative Differences (Conflict Resolution), Fire Safety and more!

The NCC was established by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the US Constitution, the Constitution's history, and the Constitution's relevance to our daily lives.

Look at our events page for information on a November program to combat youth smoking.

In this time of crisis it is also good to remember that all people are not our enemies. This museum highlights the heroes of everyday people.

A new booklet from the ABA, helps lawyers and other learn about:
- where they can volunteer to educate students or the public about the law;
- online resources;
- profiles of successful efforts involving law firms, bar associations, law schools, courts, and in-house counsel.

It's a great way to build up interest in volunteering for school programs, and it will help volunteers do better programs. Use the above link to download it for free. In its print version, you can order it by calling 800-285-2221 and asking for product code 235-0204. The cost is $2.50 a copy, with quantity discounts available.

Division for Public Education

(registration required)Shared Prayers, Mixed Blessings
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LEAP-Kids original Scholar in Residence

Distributors of the PeaceNet newsletter

New York City Media Watch press release.
"South Bronx Student Release Study Revealing Unbalanced Coverage of Youth Crime by The New York Times," posted on Wiretap, January 30, 2001.