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| Visit this site for tips on how to teach the First Amendment in your classroom. http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/ |
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| ASNE - Scholastic journalism site for teen journalists, teachers, guidance counselors, and the editors of professional newspapers. Where to go to start a newspaper. www.highschooljournalism.org |
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| SPLC - Provides legal advice and information and low-cost educational materials for student journalists on various legal topics. www.splc.org |
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| RTNDF - The High School Electronic Journalism Project seeks to identify, inspire, train and challenge the next generation of diverse electronic journalists and First Amendment advocates. http://www.rtndf.org/ |
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| Channel One Network is the pre-eminent news and public affairs content provider to teens. Channel One's mission is to spark debate and discussion among teens, and also discussion between young people and their parents and educators, on the important issues affecting young people in America. http://www.channelone.com |
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| '07 survey shows Americans' views mixed on basic freedoms: nearly two-thirds say founders intended ‘Christian nation’; support rises for limits on campaign contributions. http://www.fac.org |
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Key Finding 1: More than half of all high school students say they have not heard of “Constitution Day,’’ mandated by federal law to be the day the Constitution is taught in schools; and only about 1 in 10 remember how their high school celebrated that day in the last school year.
51% of students say they have not heard of Constitution Day, and another 4% say they aren't sure if they've heard about at all.
Only a small percentage of teachers and parents believe that their high schools have exerted “a lot of effort” toward promoting student understanding of the First Amendment. Just 8% of teachers say that their school has made “a lot” of effort to promote First Amendment principles through school activities, conversations and policies. Another 55% say their school has made “some” efforts at this. Similar numbers of parents say their child’s school has made “a lot” (11%) or “some” (52%) effort to promote the First Amendment.
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