Civic and Law-Related Education
The Law, Youth and Citizenship Program administers several
nationally renowned civic education programs, as well as sponsoring many
local and regional civic education events. LYC also works with New York
teachers and school districts to offer no-cost professional development
in the areas of civic and law-related education. The LYC program also
offers many no and low-cost publications to teachers, as well as rich
online resources for classroom teachers.
The We the People programs are sponsored nationally by the Center for Civic Education and
in New York State by the LYC Program. The programs are intended to
improve knowledge, skills and civic attitudes in our representative
democracy.
LYC is the New York State administrator for the
Congressionally-funded We the People Program and Project Citizen
Program, and the Representative Democracy in America Program.
Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice (retired), United States
Supreme Court, Wins State Bar's Gold Medal
The Gold Medal award is the highest recognition given by the State
Bar to a lawyer or judge. Justice O'Connor discusses the need for civic
education in this video of her acceptance speech.
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Gold Medal—Former NYSBA President
Kathryn Grant Madigan presented retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor with the 2008 Gold Medal award at the Sandra
Day O’Connor United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Project
Citizen . . .
2009 New York State Showcase
Marine Park School Portfolio Moves on to
National Exhibit
Bullying, internet dangers and recycling were just a few of
the topics on display at the 2009 Project Citizen NY State Showcase.
Sponsored by the Association’s Law, Youth & Citizenship
program, the event held at the Bar Center in Albany
on May 27 more
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We the People: Project Citizen is a curricular program for middle grade,
high school and post-secondary students that promotes competent and
responsible participation in local and state government. The program
helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy. In
the process, they develop support for democratic values and principles,
tolerance, and feelings of political efficacy.
We
the People ....
2009 We the People New York State Tournament
Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn,
NY
Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, won the 2009 New York State
We the People: the Citizen and Constitution competition, held at the
Desmond Conference Center in Albany on March 7th. Resulting from their
victory, Murrow students will compete in the We the People National
Finals in Washington, DC,at the end of April.
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