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Feel free to contact the following individuals directly.

Web Hutchins, Executive Director – Civics for All
webhutchins@comcast.net

Judith Billings, Advisory Board Chair – Civics for All
Judtaral@aol.com

Tim Ames, Advisory Board – Civics for All
tsames@seattleschools.org

Margit McGuire, Advisory Board – Civics for All
MMCGUIRE@seattleu.edu

Or please use the form below.

The Civics for All Initiative

Common K-12 Curricular Structures, Frameworks, and Traditions:

Annual Mock Elections each November, K-12
One New K-12 Civics/Elections unit in each year's social studies classes; depending on teacher preference and student interest, units would be 3 - 10 class periods each autumn
Two K-12 Civics Frameworks Banners:
1. Essential Civics for All Questions – posted in every K-12 classroom
2. Political Spectrum – posted in all gr: 6-12 social studies classrooms
K-12 Media Literacy – especially related to electoral politics and current events
Civics Website – updated reg. with shared curriculum, elections lesson plan ideas, current events lessons, links, etc.
Community Engagement:
1. Voter Registration/Participation Drives – K-12 students, classes, and schools can compete to see who can register the most new voters in their communities and/or get already registered voters (including parents) to actually vote.
2. Parent/Guardian Engagement – students are given homework assignments to discuss the mock elections issues and races with their parents/guardians.
Interdisciplinary Civics (optional) – K-12 teachers in non-social studies disciplines are encouraged to relate their classwork to the mock elections (e.g. math classes could help students understand taxation formulas, science could help students understand environmental initiatives, etc.)
School Culture of Democracy (optional) – principals, teachers, and schools can make the mock election process a celebration of democracy and community engagement to whatever extent desired via ASB involvement, parent and community involvement (election officials), etc.

Civics for All in News

Education Week: “Make Mock Elections Mandatory”

Voter turnout is in crisis; better civics training in school can help

Web Hutchins • November 9, 2017 • 0 Comments

Effort to boost our civics IQ is sorely needed

Students in Washington state get too little instruction on basic civics, from constitutional rights to how government functions.

Web Hutchins • May 6, 2016 • 0 Comments

What’s the purpose of our Bill of Rights? Most eighth-graders have no idea

To show kids why their voices matter, Seattle will amp up voter-education lessons for all grade levels.

Web Hutchins • April 29, 2016 • 0 Comments

Tireless quest for more civics instruction winning backers …

Legislators in both the Seattle City and King County councils endorse Civics for All initiative that incorporates more civics into Washington’s public school curriculum.

Web Hutchins • April 25, 2014

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