What Lessons Are You Using Today?What lessons on voting are you using in your classrooms today? Share and tag us on social media using the hashtag #BRIElectionDayContest or email us and we will send you and your students a Votes for Women Bill of Rights Institute Curriculum Kit (BRICK)!
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Sharply rising prices, supply chain issues, and the lasting impacts of COVID-19 all caused Americans to discuss and debate the government’s role in the economy. What do your students think? Is the government too involved in the economy? The winning students on both sides of this debate and their teacher(s) will win gift cards and swag!
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| What unique contributions did John Jay make to liberty and constitutional self-governance? BRI’s new “American Founders” Scholar Talk Series seeks to answer this and other questions.
In this episode, Jonathan Den Hartog, who chairs the History department at Samford University, chats with BRI Fellow Tony Williams. Together, they discuss the Founder John Jay, his advancements to self-government in America, his commitment to public service, crucial diplomatic negotiations, and his strong anti-slavery views. |
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| The Stossel in the Classroom 2022-23 student essay and video contests are here and offering $25,000 in cash prizes for students and teachers! The essay and video contests are open to secondary schoolers and undergrads.
Check out the website
for details on prizes, program updates, and entry instructions, and get your students started on their essay, video, or both entries! The deadline to submit an entry is March 31, 2023. |
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Student Spotlight
Meet Beneyham Hassen!Hearing someone call themselves their hero might make some people do a double take. But after he was able to leave a refugee camp with his family to make it to America, it might make a little more sense why Beneyham Hassen considers a version of himself his hero. “A real-life hero that I look up to is me in 10 years,” said Beneyham, a student at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. “He reminds me that I will make it through
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BOE: Bottom of EmailDear John,
We want to remind you the deadline for applications for the 2022-23 Bill of Rights Institute's elite Student Fellowship Program is this Thursday, Nov. 10.
The fellowship is a 6-month educational program that helps high school students develop as leaders and sharpen the skills needed to build a civil society. We hope you will encourage your eligible juniors and seniors to apply! |
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Warmly,
Laura Vlk
Director, Educator Engagement
Bill of Rights Institute |
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